We remember Frank Cheek

We remember Frank Cheek

Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Source:7676371 9th April 1893
1913
enlistment Source:7676371 16th April 1913
1913
service Royal Navy 17917 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division Source:7676371 16th April 1913
1915
dates Age 22 Source:7734909 1st January 1915
service Royal Navy Private CH/17917 Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." Source:7734909
1915
death Killed in Action Frank Cheek was one of more than 500 people lost on HMS Formidable on 1st January 1915 when the battleship was torpedoed by U-24 off Start Point, Devon, UK. HMS Formidable United Kingdom Source:7734909 1st January 1915
burial Chatham Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Kent United Kingdom Source:7734909

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frank
Initials F
Last Name Cheek
Source 7676371
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Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 17917 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division
Royal Navy CH/17917 Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Cheek mother
Harry Cheek father

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Royal Marines 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Maritime35342

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