Fred Ablard (abt. 1897 - 1918)

Ancestors

Died 25 Mar 1918 at about age 21 in France

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Biography

Fred was born about 1897. He was the son of Miles Ablard and Sophia Womersley.

In 1911, age 14, he was living with his parents at 27 Green Hill Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire, England and he was a mill boy doing hopper work.^[1]

Frederick was in the military and died on 25 March 1918 in France and Flanders. He was in the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment (service number 307049).^[2]

He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial in France.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWJV-84S : 20 May 2019), Fred Ablard in household of Miles Ablard, Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ Military: "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919"
   Ancestry Record 1543 #305108 (accessed 13 June 2022)
   Name: Frederick Ablard; Death Date: 25 Mar 1918; Death Place: France and Flanders; Enlistment Place: Bradford, Yorks; Rank: Private; Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment; Battalion: 9th Battalion; Regimental Number: 307049; Type of Casualty: Killed in action; Theatre of War: Western European Theatre.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124928769/fred-ablard : accessed 13 May 2022), memorial page for Private Fred Ablard (unknown–25 Mar 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124928769, citing Arras Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France ; Maintained by Paul R (contributor 47317162) .