We remember Frank Ridley Farrer Boileau

We remember Frank Ridley Farrer Boileau

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Timeline

Timeline

1867
birth United Kingdom Source:5483513 Source:7102874 28th November 1867
1882
education Cheltenham College Cheltenham United Kingdom Source:5483513 September 1882 - July 1885
1885
education Royal Military Academy Woolwich United Kingdom Source:5483513 1885 - 1887
1887
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Source:8450725 February 1887 - 1890
1890
service British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Source:8450725 1890 - July 1897
1897
service British Army Captain Royal Engineers Source:8450725 July 1897
1900
service British Army Brevet Major Royal Engineers Source:8450725 November 1900 - August 1905
1902
marriage Mary Aurora Tudor Source:8450730 1902
1905
service British Army Major Royal Engineers Source:8450725 August 1905 - March 1906
1906
service British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Engineers Source:8450725 March 1906 - March 1909
1909
service British Army Brevet-Colonel Royal Engineers Source:8450725 March 1909 - 20th January 1910
1910
service British Army Colonel Royal Engineers Source:8450725 21st January 1910
1914
dates Age 48 Source:7102874 28th August 1914
1914
death Died of wounds Wounded at Ham. He was evacuated to a military hospital in Boulogne but died of his wounds on the 28th August. He is buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery near Boulogne, Plot 16 Row AB, Grave 1. Ham. France Source:7102874 Source:9053738 Source:5483513 28th August 1914
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7102874
burial Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7102874

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank Ridley Farrer
Initials FRF
Last Name Boileau
Source 5483513
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Engineers Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Engineers Lieutenant
British Army Royal Engineers Captain
British Army Royal Engineers Brevet Major
British Army Royal Engineers Major
British Army Royal Engineers Lieutenant-Colonel
British Army Royal Engineers Brevet-Colonel
British Army Royal Engineers Colonel
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Letitia Bradford mother
Col. Francis William Boileau father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Aurora Tudor wife 1902

Media

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
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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Cheltenham College Register, 1841-1927 Christine1997
Co. Frank Ridley Farrer Boileau Lustleigh27806
The Bond of Sacrifice: Frank Ridley Farrer Boileau Hannah21187

Multimedia

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Frank Ridley Farrer Boileau Hannah21187
War diary entry about his death Edwin110085
Colonel Frank Ridley Farrer Boileau MID James201

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