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We remember Frederick Sydney Funnell
We remember Frederick Sydney Funnell
Timeline
Timeline
1886
sibling
Ethel Funnell
Source:8452160
1886
1888
sibling
Ernest Funnell
Source:8452160
1888
1891
sibling
Herbert Funnell
Source:8452160
1891
1892
1897
sibling
Edith Funnell
Source:8452160
1897
1901
dates
Age 8
Source:8452160
April 1901
1901
location
6 North End Cottages,Junction Road, Burgess Hill,Sussex
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8452160
April 1901
1911
dates
Age 18
Source:8452171
April 1911
1911
employment
Signal porter on railway
London Brighton and South Coast Railways
Isfield, Sussex
United Kingdom
Source:8452171
April 1911
1911
location
Lodger at The Streeet, Isfield, Uckfield, Sussex
United Kingdom
away from home address
Source:8452171
April 1911
1914
dates
Age 21
Source:8071232
1914
1914
enlistment
Lewes, Sussex
United Kingdom
Source:8071236
September 1914
1916
service
British Army
Bombardier
14864
Royal Field Artillery
'D' Battery. 180th Brigade
Source:8452167
1916
1916
theatres
Western Europe :1
Source:8452167
1916
1916
dates
Age 24
Source:7297149
21st September 1916
employment
Signal master
Plumpton Station, Sussex
United Kingdom
Source:8071232
events
Commemoration on War Memorial, Church and school
Commemoration Town War Memorial,Church and School
Burgess Hill, Sussex
United Kingdom
Also commemorated on War Memorial in All Saint's Churchyard, Plumpton and the Roll of Honour inside the Church-recorded as enlisting 1914 with the Royal Field Artillery
Source:8447627
events
Headstone Inscription
Headstone Inscription
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
France
Exhumation and Reburial. No effects were forwarded to base.
Source:7297149
1916
death
Killed in Action
Made unconscious and killed by a shell while working as a signaller. He expired while being carried to the dressing station. Per letter by Major A.W.Digby
Somme
France
Source:7297149
Source:8447625
21st September 1916
burial
Somme
France
XXVI. J. 10.
Source:7297149
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Frederick Sydney |
| Initials | FS |
| Last Name | Funnell |
| Source | 8071223 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 North End Cottages,Junction Road, Burgess Hill,Sussex | United Kingdom | parents address | known April 1901 | |
| Lodger at The Streeet, Isfield, Uckfield, Sussex | United Kingdom | away from home address | known April 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 14864 | Royal Field Artillery | 'D' Battery. 180th Brigade | Bombardier |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | mother | ||
| Henry Funnell | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethel Funnell | sister | 1886 | |
| Ernest Funnell | brother | 1888 | |
| Herbert Funnell | brother | 1891 | |
| Edith Funnell | sister | 1897 |
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008 | Jean45090 | |
| WW1 Centenary Plumpton and East Chiltington | Jean45090 | |
| Burgess Hill Sussex Roll of Honour | Jean45090 | |
| Bombadier Killed in Action | Jean45090 | |
| Plumpton and Plumpton Green, Sussex Roll of Honour | Jean45090 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Jean45090 | |
| UK Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 | Jean45090 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Jean45090 |
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