Jesse – Frankum – Great Western Railway – Lance Sergeant (Private) – 22/04/1916
Title
Jesse – Frankum – Great Western Railway – Lance Sergeant (Private) – 22/04/1916
Initials / forenames
Jesse
Surname
Frankum
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Seaforth Highlanders, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Lance Sergeant (Private)
Military number
8393
Railway department
Signal Department, Reading
Railway job
Machinist
Date died
22/04/1916
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine August 1916, p190. Photo: October 1916, p233
Memorial
Basra Memorial
Notes
Aged 33, son of Charles and Harriett Frankum of 2 Bright Street, Reading. Frankum entered the GWR Company's service in April 1912. He was an army reservist. <br /><br />The GWR Magazine reports that he was 34 when he died. The St Paul's booklet lists his rank as 'Private'.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
27/09/2017
Last updated
27/09/2017
Citation
“Jesse – Frankum – Great Western Railway – Lance Sergeant (Private) – 22/04/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 9, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56049.