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1887
birth Kensington, London United Kingdom Source:6982257 26th April 1887
1891
dates Age 3 Source:8860308 5th April 1891
1906
commission Regular Source:8860247 December 1906
1906
service British Army Royal Horse Artillery Source:8860247 December 1906
1909
service Indian Army Lieutenant 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse Source:8860247 March 1909 - 25th November 1914
1914
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:7613750 24th November 1914
1914
dates Age 27 Source:6982257 25th November 1914
education Abbey School Beckenham United Kingdom Source:8860247
education Royal Military Academy Woolwich London United Kingdom Source:8860247
education Rugby School Rugby Warwickshire United Kingdom Source:8860230
service British Army Second Lieutenant 84th Poona Horse Source:1073556
1914
death Killed in Action Killed making a second attempt to capture a trench at Festubert (the first attempt had won him the Victoria Cross). Shot by a sniper. Festubert France Source:6982268 Source:6982257 25th November 1914
burial Bethune Town Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France I. A. 24 Source:8860271

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank Alexander
Initials FA
Last Name De Pass,
Source 6982257
First Names Frank Alexander
Initials FA
Last Name De Pass
Source 7613750
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 84th Poona Horse Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Horse Artillery
Indian Army 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Beatrice de Pass mother
Eliot de Pass father
Religion
DateReligionSource
Jewish

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  • Lieutenant Frank Alexander De Pass
    Original IWM image caption: Lieutenant Frank Alexander De Pass VC MID. Unit: 34th (Price Albert Victor's Own) Poona Horse. Death: 25 November 1914 Killed in action near Festubert Western Front. | CWGC family information: Son of Eliot and Beatrice de Pass, of 23, Queen's Gate Terrace, Kensington, London. Born in London. | Citation: An extract from "The London Gazette," No. 29074, dated 16th Feb., 1915, records the following:-"For conspicuous bravery near Festubert on the 24th November, in entering a German sap and destroying a traverse in the face of the enemy's bombs, and for subsequently rescuing, under heavy fire, a wounded man who was lying exposed in the open." | Head portrait press cutting

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription Edward43379
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Edward43379
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Edward43379
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Edward43379
De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Edward43379
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Jonathan101862
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Jonathan101862
British Jewry Book of Honour, 1914-1920 Transcription Jonathan101862
British Jewry Book of Honour, 1914-1920 Transcription Jonathan101862
British Army, Royal Artillery officer deaths 1850-2011 Transcription Jonathan101862
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jonathan101862

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Victoria Cross awarded to Frank de Pass Edward43379
1914 Star awarded to Frank Alexander De Pass Edward43379
British War Medal awarded to Frank Alexander De Pass Edward43379
Allied Victory Medal awarded to Frank Alexander De Pass Edward43379
'In Memoriam' leaflet for Lieutenant Frank Alexander de Pass Edward43379
Victoria Cross citation, the London Gazette Charlotte33
The Bond of Sacrifice: Frank Alexander De Pass Hannah21187
Soldiers' Stories - Frank de Pass Edward43379
Bevis Marks Memorial Jonathan101862
Jews at war: armed service in return for sanctuary Jonathan101862
Lieutenant Frank de Pass Jonathan101862
De Pass, Frank Alexander Jonathan101862
De Pass, Frank A Jonathan101862
Lt. Frank Alexander de Pass V.C Jonathan101862

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