We remember Frank Gordon Best

We remember Frank Gordon Best

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Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth St John's, Newfoundland Canada Source:8977609 Source:7342984 1894
1914
enlistment Canada Source:8977609 2nd September 1914
1914
dates Age 20 Source:7342984 1st October 1914
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:8977609 17th July 1917
service British Army Corporal 42 Royal Newfoundland Regiment A Company Source:8977609
1917
death Killed in Action Belgium Source:7342984 Source:8977609 9th October 1917
burial Beaumont-Hamel (newfoundland) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7342984

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank Gordon
Initials FG
Last Name Best
Source 7342984
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 42 Royal Newfoundland Regiment A Company Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Josiah BEST father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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The Newfoundland Regiment and the Great War Anne1202

Multimedia

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