We remember Frederick Gordon Best

We remember Frederick Gordon Best

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
sibling Olive M Best Source:8885511 1895
1897
sibling Doris E Best Source:8885511 1897
1897
birth East Dulwich Camberwell London United Kingdom Source:7730206 Source:8884862 4th September 1897
1899
sibling Vera Murlis Best Source:8884875 1899
1901
dates Age 3 Source:8885511 31st March 1901
1901
location 13 Ardbeg Road Herne Hill Camberwell London United Kingdom parents address Source:8885511 31st March 1901
1903
sibling Gerald Halson Best Source:8884875 1903
1904
sibling Cedric Marens Best Source:8884875 1904
1910
sibling Donald Maurice Best Source:8884875 1910
1911
dates Age 13 Source:8884875 2nd April 1911
1911
location 52 South Hill Bromley Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:8884875 2nd April 1911
1916
dates Age 19 Source:7440451 9th September 1916
1916
location 52 WESTMORELAND ROAD BROMLEY KENT United Kingdom parents address Source:7440451 9th September 1916
enlistment Westminster London United Kingdom Source:8884870
service British Army Private 3163 London Regiment 14th lond Battalion Source:322151
service British Army Private 24157 Machine Gun Corps Source:322151
service British Army Private 24157 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Source:7440451
1916
death Killed in Action SOMME France Source:7440451 Source:8884870 9th September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Panel Reference: Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C Source:7440451

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frederick Gordon
Initials FG
Last Name Best
Source 7440451
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
13 Ardbeg Road Herne Hill Camberwell London United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
52 South Hill Bromley Kent United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
52 WESTMORELAND ROAD BROMLEY KENT United Kingdom parents address known 9th September 1916
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3163 London Regiment 14th lond Battalion Private
British Army 24157 Machine Gun Corps Private
British Army 24157 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edith Murlis Best mother
Frederick John Best father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Vera Murlis Best sister 1899
Gerald Halson Best brother 1903
Cedric Marens Best brother 1904
Donald Maurice Best brother 1910
Olive M Best sister 1895
Doris E Best sister 1897

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Communities

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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 Jonathan101862
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Jonathan101862
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jonathan101862
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jonathan101862

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Multimedia

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Frederick Gordon Best Richard53024
Shortlands War Memorial Trevor321
St.Mary's, Shortlands, Book Of Remembrance Trevor321
St.Mary's, Shortlands, Book Of Remembrance Trevor321
grave Paul87547
east dulwich Paul87547
ardbeg road Paul87547
westmoreland road Paul87547
1911 census Kay4342
Medals record Kay4342

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