We remember Frank Hill Gaskell

We remember Frank Hill Gaskell

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Timeline

Timeline

1879
birth Cardiff, Glamorgan United Kingdom Source:7309862 Source:7613528 1879
1881
location Windsor Road, Penarth United Kingdom parents address Source:7613523 1881
1891
education Llandaff Preparatory School Cardiff United Kingdom Source:7613525 1891
1891
location Llandaff School, Cardiff United Kingdom school/college address Source:7613525 1891
1900
enlistment Cardiff United Kingdom Source:7613492 1900
1909
marriage Violet Ann Charles Source:7613515 1909
1910
children Reginald Charles Gaskell Source:8670751 1910
1911
appointments Barrister Source:7613516 1911
1911
location 17 Howard Gardens, Cardiff United Kingdom their own address Source:7613516 1911
1914
service British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7613492 1st September 1914 - 24th November 1914
1914
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion (Cardiff City) Source:8768443 25th November 1914
1916
children Francis Henry Gaskell Source:7613492 1st January 1916
1916
employment Solicitor Source:7613492 1916
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment Source:7309862
1916
death Died of wounds Shot by a sniper 15/5/16 The bullet hit his ammunition pouches causing them to explode. He died of his wounds in Hospital Merville Hospital France Source:7309862 Source:7613522 17th May 1916
burial Merville Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France Source:7309862

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank Hill
Initials FH
Last Name Gaskell
Source 7309862
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
17 Howard Gardens, Cardiff United Kingdom their own address known 1911
Llandaff School, Cardiff United Kingdom school/college address known 1891
Windsor Road, Penarth United Kingdom parents address known 1881
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion Captain
British Army Welsh Regiment Lieutenant Colonel
British Army Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion (Cardiff City) Lieutenant Colonel
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Francis Henry Gaskell son 1st January 1916
Reginald Charles Gaskell son 1910
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emily Mary mother
Colonel Joseph Gaskell CBE father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Violet Ann Charles wife 1909

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Selena49658
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Porthcawl Museum website Selena49658

Multimedia

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Frank Ceri35506
Newspaper cutting Selena49658
Outside Bridgend Railway Station Selena49658
Welsh Book of Remembrance Selena49658
Memorial Plaque Selena49658
Headstone Adrian149697

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