Life story: Frank Houldsworth | Lives of the First World War

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1887

birth Blidworth, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom Source:9232940 9th February 1887

1913

dates Age 26 Source:9232944 18th May 1913

1913

marriage Alice Haywood Source:9232944 18th May 1913 - 23rd December 1948

1915

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9235359 6th September 1915 - 11th March 1919

1915

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:1973665 6th October 1915 - 11th March 1919

1917

children Phyllis Margaret Houldsworth Source:9232955 14th October 1917

1917

location Beck Lane, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom their own address Source:9232955 14th October 1917

1918

hospitalisation Frank attended No6 Casualty Clearing Station on 12 June 1918 with a slight fever. He entrained on No24 Ambulance Train on 16 June 1918. He was transferred to No6 Convalescent Depot on 22 June 1918. Hospital/Institution Source:9235347 12th June 1918 - June 1918

1918

awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:9232973 13th September 1918

1919

discharge Source:1973665 11th March 1919

1939

location Wilson's Cottages, Main Street, Blidworth, Notts United Kingdom their own address Source:9562082 29th September 1939

service British Army Private 21682 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Source:1973665

service British Army Private 21682 Notts & Derbys Regiment 12th Battalion. Source:1973665

1948

death Not War Related Frank died of a heart attack. Rufford Colliery, Rainworth, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom Source:9232947 23rd December 1948

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Frank
Initials	F
Last Name	Houldsworth
Source	1973665

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
Beck Lane, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire	United Kingdom	their own address	known 14th October 1917
Wilson's Cottages, Main Street, Blidworth, Notts	United Kingdom	their own address	known 29th September 1939

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	21682	Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment		Private
British Army	21682	Notts & Derbys Regiment	12th Battalion.	Private

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Military Medal (MM)	British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Phyllis Margaret Houldsworth	daughter	14th October 1917

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Mary Houldsworth - nee Dring	mother
James Houldsworth	father

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Alice Haywood	wife	18th May 1913

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Pte Frank Houldsworth MM, 21682

Pte Frank Houldsworth MM, 21682, 12 Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.

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Private Frank Houldsworth MM, 21682

The photo shows Frank in uniform 1917. He was in 12th Battalion, Notts & Derbys Regiment.

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Copy of Birth Certificate of Frank Houldsworth

Frank was born in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire on 9 February 1887.

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Copy of Marriage Certificate of Frank Houldsworth

Frank married Alice Haywood at The Parish Church, Oxton, Nottinghamshire on 18 May 1913.

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Copy of Death Certificate of Frank Houldsworth.

Frank died two days before Christmas Day, 1948. He had a massive heart attack whilst he was at work in the sawmill of Rufford Colliery, Rainworth, Nottinghamshire. He was 61 years of age.

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Birth Certificate of Phyllis Margaret Houldsworth

Phyllis was the 2nd child of Frank & Alice. She was conceived when Frank was home on leave early 1917. Phyllis was born on 14 October 1917. Phyllis was born in the same cottage that all her siblings were born in on Beck Lane, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire. This cottage was the home of Frank & Alice and their children during WW1.

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Announcement of M.M. for Frank Houldswoth

This is a copy of the Supplement to The London Gazette, 13 September 1918, page 10767, announcing the award of a Military Medal to Frank Houldsworth 21682. The citation has not survived.

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Report of Award of MM to Frank Houldsworth

This is a report of Frank being awarded an MM in the Mansfield Reporter dated 07 June 1918. The last sentence indicates that the event for which he was awarded the MM occurred in the German Spring Offensive of 1918. The citation for the medal has not survived but my mother told me that Frank was a stretcher-bearer and that he helped stretcher an officer to a dressing station under enemy fire.

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Medeical Record of F. Houldsworth June 1918.

A Medical Record of Pte. F. Houldsworth, 21682, of June 1918. Frank was diagnosed with slight trench fever.

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UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls.

Copy of Pte. F. Houldsworth's entry in UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, for the award of the 1914-15 Star.

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UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls.

Copy of Pte. Frank Houldsworth's entry in UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, for the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

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Photo of Pte Frank Houldsworth

Photo of Private Frank Houldsworth 21682 taken in WW1.

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Frank Houldsworth's entry in 1939 Register

Frank and his family were living in Wilson's Cottages, Main Street, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire in 1939. Frank was a Special Constable with Notts County Police during WW2.

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Pte Frank Houldsworth MM, 21682	Geoffrey92476
Private Frank Houldsworth MM, 21682	Geoffrey92476
Copy of Birth Certificate of Frank Houldsworth	Geoffrey92476
Copy of Marriage Certificate of Frank Houldsworth	Geoffrey92476
Copy of Death Certificate of Frank Houldsworth.	Geoffrey92476
Birth Certificate of Phyllis Margaret Houldsworth	Geoffrey92476
Announcement of M.M. for Frank Houldswoth	Geoffrey92476
Report of Award of MM to Frank Houldsworth	Geoffrey92476
Medeical Record of F. Houldsworth June 1918.	Geoffrey92476
UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls.	Geoffrey92476
UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls.	Geoffrey92476
Photo of Pte Frank Houldsworth	Geoffrey92476
Frank Houldsworth's entry in 1939 Register	Geoffrey92476

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