Lives of the First World War

Type	Name
First Names	Gilbert
Initials	G
Last Name	Frankau
Source	2541573

Gender	Source
Male

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
Weymouth Street, Marylebone, London	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1891

Service	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	East Surrey Regiment	9th Battalion	Temporary Lieutenant
British Army	Royal Field Artillery		Temporary Lieutenant
British Army	Royal Field Artillery		Temporary Captain
British Army	Royal Field Artillery		Captain

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Ursula Nannette Frankau	daughter	1906
Pamela Sydney Frankau	daughter	3rd January 1908

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Julia Frankau	mother
Arthur Frankau	father

Name	Relationship	Dates
Paul Ewart Frankau	brother	June 1891
Ronald Hugh Frankau	brother	22nd February 1894
Joan Frankau	sister	1896

Name	Relationship	Dates
Dorothea Frances Markham Drummond-Black	wife	12th December 1905
Aimee de Burgh	wife	2nd February 1922
Susan Lorna Harris	wife	14th July 1932

Date	Religion	Source
1952	Roman Catholic

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Mara60295
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Mara60295
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Mara60295
Silver War Badge Roll Transcription	Guy74824
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription	Guy74824

Reference	Connected by	More information
Frankau, Gilbert (1884–1952) - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography	Carolyn35894
London Gazette, 10 November 1914	Mara60295
London Gazette, 23 March 1915	Mara60295
London Gazette, 14 November 1916	Mara60295
London Gazette, 21 December 1917	Mara60295
London Gazette, 2 February 1918	Mara60295
London Gazette, 12 September 1939	Mara60295
London Gazette, 28 February 1941	Mara60295
Gilbert Frankau's poem, 'The Voice of the Guns'	Charlotte33
Frankau's poem on war horses: "Gun-Teams"	Connie110407
Frankau's poem "Ammunition Column"	Connie110407
Gilbert Frankau	Jonathan101862
From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma	Jonathan101862
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	Jonathan101862

Title	Connected by	More information
Portrait of Gilbert Frankau	Mara60295
"The Voice of the Guns" at Fort Nelson	Yvonne27542
First verse of "The Voice of the Guns"	Yvonne27542

ID: 2541573

Reference: WO372/7

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/2544287

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 7651060

Name: Gilbert Frankau (1884–1952): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33243

Title: Frankau, Gilbert (1884–1952) - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Description: Entry in online version of Oxford Dictionary of National Biography about Gilbert Frankau. Needs a subscription. Many UK public libraries provide free access for their members.

Connected by: Carolyn35894

URL: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33243
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Additional: Person's surname, other names and unit - Royal Field Artillery - match.

ID: 7901355

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: GBC/1891/0000830363

Additional: The surname, name and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901356

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: GBC/1901/0004968100

Additional: The surname, name and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901357

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/M/1905/4/AZ/000136/281

Additional: The surname, name and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901358

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/M/1922/1/AZ/000276/131

Additional: The surname, name and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901359

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/M/1932/3/AZ/000464/028

Additional: The surname, name and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901360

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/D/1952/4/AZ/000354/119

Additional: The surname, name and dates match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901725

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/B/1906/4/AZ/000204/076

Additional: The person's names and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901726

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/D/1967/2/AZ/000312/043

Additional: The person's names and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901737

Title: Portrait of Gilbert Frankau

Description: Photo taken after the War

Connected by: Mara60295

ID: 7901744

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/B/1894/2/AZ/000199/185

Additional: The person's names and family details match that of his brother

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901755

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Mara60295

UPP: BMD/B/1888/2/AZ/000201/098

Additional: The names and family details are that of the person's sister

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 7901758

Name: Page 9136

Title: London Gazette, 10 November 1914

Description: Gazetted his commission as Temporary Lieutenant, 9 November 1914 to the 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment

Connected by: Mara60295

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28969/page/9136
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Additional: The person's names and military details match

ID: 7901767

Name: Page 2944

Title: London Gazette, 23 March 1915

Description: Transferred to Royal Field Artillery, dated 25 March 1915

Connected by: Mara60295

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29111/supplement/2944
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Additional: The person's names and military data match

ID: 7901775

Name: Page 10970

Title: London Gazette, 14 November 1916

Description: Appointed Staff Captain, and temporary Captain, dated 18 September 1916

Connected by: Mara60295

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29822/page/10970
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Additional: The person's names and military data match

ID: 7901783

Name: Page 13458

Title: London Gazette, 21 December 1917

Description: Ceases to be Staff Captain and temporary captain, dated 1 November 1917

Connected by: Mara60295

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30444/supplement/13458
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Additional: Person's names and military data match

ID: 7901787

Name: Page 2286

Title: London Gazette, 2 February 1918

Description: Reliquishes commission on account of ill-health contracted on active service, and is granted the Hon. title of Captain, 22 February 1918

Connected by: Mara60295

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30535/supplement/2286
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Additional: The person's names and military details match

ID: 7901790

Name: Page 6195

Title: London Gazette, 12 September 1939

Description: Gazetted Flight Officer on Probation, dated 26 August 1939

Connected by: Mara60295

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34679/page/6195
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Additional: The person's names and military details match

ID: 7901791

Name: Page 1214

Title: London Gazette, 28 February 1941

Description: Reliquished commission as Flight Lieutenant due to ill-health, 19 February 1941

Connected by: Mara60295

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35090/page/1214
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Additional: The person's names and military details match

ID: 7945164

Title: Gilbert Frankau's poem, 'The Voice of the Guns'

Description: Accessed on The National Archives website

Connected by: Charlotte33

URL: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/greatwar/g3/cs1/g3cs1s2a.htm
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Additional: Matches Medal Index Card

ID: 8781798

Reference: gbm_silver_war_bad1914_18

Title: Silver War Badge Roll Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/SILVERWAR/BADGES/870649

ID: 8781799

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/17876

ID: 9239088

Title: "The Voice of the Guns" at Fort Nelson

Description: The first verse of Gilbert's poem "The Voice of the Guns" on display just inside the entrance to Fort Nelson, near Portsmouth.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

Additional: Photograph © Yvonne Fenter, May 2018. Photo used on Lives of the First World War by permission, and may only be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, attributing copyright.

ID: 9239091

Title: First verse of "The Voice of the Guns"

Description: The first verse of Gilbert's poem "The Voice of the Guns" on display just inside the entrance to Fort Nelson, near Portsmouth.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

Additional: Photograph © Yvonne Fenter, May 2018. Photo used on Lives of the First World War by permission, and may only be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, attributing copyright.

ID: 9488276

Title: Frankau's poem on war horses: "Gun-Teams"

Description: Discussion of Frankau's poem with biographical context and background on horses in WWI

Connected by: Connie110407

URL: https://behindtheirlines.blogspot.com/2018/04/war-horses.html
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Additional: Names and details match.

ID: 9488277

Title: Frankau's poem "Ammunition Column"

Description: Discussion of poem with biographical details.

Connected by: Connie110407

URL: https://behindtheirlines.blogspot.com/2017/04/only-cog.html
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Additional: Name and details match.

ID: 9525468

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Gilbert Frankau

Description: Wikipedia Biography of Gilbert Frankau (21 April 1884 – 4 November 1952)

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Frankau
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Additional: Matches name and dates of birth and death.

ID: 9525555

Name: Marycatherine Mcdonald, Marisa Brandt And Robyn Bluhm, The Conversation

Title: From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma

Description: Dated April 4th 2017. History of Psychiatric Diagnosis relating to Shell Shock, now called Post Traumatic Stress, from World War 1 to the present day.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-shell-shock-ptsd-century-invisible-war.html
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Additional: Concerning the possibility that the cause of death was associated with War Related Illness - there can be a correlation, maybe causal, because people suffering from Psychiatric illness might smoke heavily, and if not, could be subject to secondary lung cancer due to other peoples smoking habits. This is based on my experience of suffering a stress related illness.

ID: 9525582

Name: Royal British Legion

Title: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Description: Knowledge base relating to combat stress and where to turn to if in need.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://support.britishlegion.org.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/126/~/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-%28ptsd%29
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Additional: Matches information in one of the stories identifying Captain Gilbert Frankau as being a victim of combat stress.

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