HERRIDGE, FRED
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CWGC |
SDGW |
Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
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Where born |
Nunnery, Frome, Somerset |
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Yes |
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4 |
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When born |
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Address |
24 Church Street |
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1a |
4 |
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Church Street, Uttoxeter |
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1b |
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Uttoxeter |
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1a, 1b |
4 |
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‘Altoxeter’ (Uttoxeter) |
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Yes |
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Spouse |
Yes |
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1b, 1c |
4 |
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Children |
1 |
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1b, 1c |
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Employment Before Joining up |
Groom |
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1b |
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Where enlisted |
Matlock, Derbyshire |
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Yes |
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4 |
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Regiment & Unit |
South Nottinghamshire Hussars |
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1b, 1c |
3, 4 |
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Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) |
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Yes |
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1st/1st Bn. |
Yes |
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Rank |
Private |
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1a |
3, 4 |
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Trooper |
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1b, 1c |
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Service Number |
281176 |
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Yes |
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3, 4 |
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Date of Death |
13 December 1917 |
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1c |
4 |
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14 December 1917 |
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1b |
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Age at time of death |
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Where Killed or died |
Salonika, Italy |
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1b |
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How he died |
Illness – In hospital in Salonica from Dysentery |
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1b |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery Grave: 1309 |
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4 |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial |
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4 |
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Awards |
Victory Medal CY/111B Page 1074 |
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3 |
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British Medal CY/111B Page 1074 |
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3 |
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We do not know when Fred enlisted, but we know that he did it in Matlock, Derbyshire.
On the 5th of December 1917 the Uttoxeter Advertiser reported the fact that Mrs. Herridge had received official notification that her husband was dangerously ill with dysentery in hospital in Salonica1a, 4.
He left a wife and child1b, 1c.
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This memorial notice was posted in the Uttoxeter Advertiser in December 19181c to mark the first anniversary of his death |
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