We remember John Robert Francis 'frank' Wild

We remember John Robert Francis 'frank' Wild

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Timeline

Timeline

1873
birth Skelton, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:6259133 18th April 1873
1879
sibling Harry E Wild Source:8854454 1879
1900
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 211395 Source:6259133 27th August 1900
1901
employment Able seaman volunteer Antarctica Source:8450464 1901
1904
service Royal Navy Petty Officer 1st Class 211395 Source:6259133 10th September 1904
1914
employment Shackleton's second in command Antarctica Source:8450464 8th August 1914 - 1916
1917
service Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Source:8883223 5th April 1917
1920
awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire Other War Service Award Source:8854373 1st January 1920
1920
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Source:8883217 1st January 1920
1922
marriage Vera Alexandra Bogosoff Source:8450464 24th October 1922
1939
death Not War Related Pneumonia. Klerksdorp, Transvaal South Africa Source:8450464 20th August 1939
burial Grytviken Cemetery Non-War Cemetery King Edward Cove South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Source:8854367

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank
Initials F
Last Name Wild
Source 6259133
First Names John Robert Francis 'frank'
Initials JRF'
Last Name Wild,
Source 6259133
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 211395 Able Seaman
Royal Navy 211395 Petty Officer 1st Class
Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Temporary Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
CBE British Award/Decoration
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Other War Service Award
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Wild mother
Benjamin Wild father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harry E Wild brother 1879
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Vera Alexandra Bogosoff wife 24th October 1922

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
British Merchant Navy, First World War Medal Cards 1914-1925 Transcription Anne23518
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne23518

External Evidence

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Wild, (John Robert) Francis (1873–1939) - ODNB Carolyn35894
Wiki Anne23518
CBE Citation Anne23518
Brother Chief Petty Officer Harry Ernest Wild Anne23518
RNVR medal roll Fife3190
Temp Lt RNVR - London Gazette Fife3190
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers Records of Service Fife3190

Multimedia

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Frank Wild photographed by Frank Hurley Carolyn35894

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