We remember Frank Albert Gardner

We remember Frank Albert Gardner

Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Source:7564760 4th March 1895
1901
location Ancaster House, Pulborough, Sussex United Kingdom parents address Source:9428142 1901
1911
location Station Hill, Pulborough, Sussex United Kingdom parents address Source:9428181 1911
1915
enlistment Worthing, Sussex United Kingdom Source:9428181 24th May 1915
1915
employment Mechanic Source:9428181 24th August 1915
1915
service British Army 119621 Army Service Corps Source:9428181 30th August 1915
1915
appointments Lorry Driver Source:9428181 25th September 1915 - 19th March 1917
1915
service British Army Private 119621 Army Service Corps Fourth Army Signal Company, Royal Engineers Source:9428181 25th September 1915 - 19th March 1917
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9428181 25th January 1916 - 3rd January 1918
1917
appointments Lorry Driver and Fitter Source:9428181 19th March 1917 - 3rd January 1918
1917
service British Army Private 119621 Army Service Corps 30th Auxiliary (Petrol) Company Source:9428181 19th March 1917 - 3rd January 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Flying Corps No 6 School of Aeronautics, Bristol Source:7564760 8th March 1918 - 31st March 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Air Force No 6 School of Aeronautics, Bristol Source:7564760 1st April 1918 - 29th April 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Air Force Armament School, Uxbridge Source:7564760 29th April 1918 - 25th May 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Cadet Royal Air Force No 5 Training Depot Station, RAF Collyweston Source:7564760 25th May 1918 - 10th August 1918
1918
appointments Pilot Source:9417522 10th August 1918
1918
dates Age 21 Source:9417522 10th August 1918
1918
death Flying Accident. RE8, D4765, suffered in flight structural failure when the wings folded back. Both occupants (Flt Cdt Gardener and Rigger McNeill US Army Air Service) were killed. RAF Collyweston United Kingdom Source:9417522 10th August 1918
burial St. Marys Churchyard Non-War Cemetery Pulborough, West Sussex. United Kingdom Source:9417522

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank Albert
Initials FA
Last Name Gardner
Source 7564760
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Ancaster House, Pulborough, Sussex United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Station Hill, Pulborough, Sussex United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Air Force Armament School, Uxbridge
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Flying Corps No 6 School of Aeronautics, Bristol
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Air Force No 6 School of Aeronautics, Bristol
British Army 119621 Army Service Corps Fourth Army Signal Company, Royal Engineers Private
British Army 119621 Army Service Corps 30th Auxiliary (Petrol) Company Private
British Army 119621 Army Service Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Air Force No 5 Training Depot Station, RAF Collyweston Flight Cadet
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Albert Gardner father
Winifred Gardner nee Chapman mother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-08-24 5'9"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915-08-24 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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British RAF Officers 1912-1920
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Trevor65535
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Mike152380
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Mike152380
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Mike152380
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Mike152380
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Mike152380

External Evidence

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Royal Air Force Wittering Roll of Remembrance, Volume One, World War One; 1916 ~ 1918 Mike152380
Royal Air Force Casualty Card - Incident - Gardner, F.A. (Frank Albert) Mike152380
Royal Air Force Casualty Card - Person - Gardner, F.A. (Frank Albert) Mike152380
Royal Air Force Next of Kin Card - Gardner, F.A. (Frank Albert) Mike152380
Royal Air Force Roll of Honour Mike152380
PULBOROUGH WAR MEMORIAL Mike152380

Multimedia

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RE8 Mike152380

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