We remember William Francis Froom

We remember William Francis Froom

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Timeline

1874
sibling Charlotte Sarah E Froom Source:9184806 1874
1877
sibling Benjamin John Froom Source:9184806 1877
1878
sibling John William Froom Source:9184806 1878
1881
sibling Dora Froom Source:9184806 1881
1884
sibling Lily Froom Source:9184806 1884
1886
sibling Nellie Adelaide Froom Source:9184806 1886
1888
sibling George James Froom Source:9184806 1888
1892
sibling Sidney Herbert Froom Source:9184806 1892
1895
birth Tottenham, London United Kingdom Source:9184803 Source:9184806 1895
1902
dates Age 6 Source:9184804 June 1902
1911
dates Age 15 Source:9184806 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Pianoforte works A pianoforte works Tottenham, London United Kingdom Source:9184806 2nd April 1911
1911
location 2 Greenfield Road, Tottenham, London United Kingdom parents address Source:9184806 2nd April 1911
1914
dates Age 19 Source:9183769 4th August 1914
1918
service British Army Private 34816 Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion Source:9183769 8th April 1918
1918
dates Age 22 Source:9183769 9th April 1918
enlistment Stoke Newington, London United Kingdom Source:9184808
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9183769
1918
death Killed in Action William Francis Froom is remembered on a memorial for those recorded as missing presumed dead. He died at the time of the German Spring Offensive. He was 22. Ploegsteert, Hainaut province Belgium Source:9183769 9th April 1918
burial Ploegsteert Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut province Belgium Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 4 Source:9183769

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Francis
Initials WF
Last Name Froom
Source 7431503
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
2 Greenfield Road, Tottenham, London United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 34816 Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Mary Froom nee Quinn mother
Benjamin Lovell Froom father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charlotte Sarah E Froom sister 1874
Benjamin John Froom brother 1877
John William Froom brother 1878
Dora Froom sister 1881
Lily Froom sister 1884
Nellie Adelaide Froom sister 1886
George James Froom brother 1888
Sidney Herbert Froom brother 1892

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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CWGC website entry for 34816 William Francis Froom - Royal Scots Fusiliers Keith22624
Birth Recorded Edmonton Registration District, Middlesex Keith22624
Death Recorded Edmonton Registration District, Middlesex Keith22624
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Keith22624
Lives of the First World War website entry for D/6689 Sidney Herbert Froom - 1st Dragoon Guards Keith22624

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Royal Scots Fusiliers Keith22624

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