Private
Nicholas Frears
Military Details
Service Number: 17811
Regiment & Unit / Ship
7th Border Regiment
Enlisted
20 November 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
20 November 1914
Place of Enlistment
Cleator Moor
Residence at Enlistment
33 Bowthorn Road ,Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
7th
Service Number at Enlistment
17811
Service History
On 1 July 1916 he was wounded (shrapnel wounds to legs ) . 21 March 1918 Wounded in action Shrapnel wounds to left hand and gun shot wounds
Personal Details
Date of Birth
2 Oct 1895
Place of Birth
Newcastle
Religion
C of E
Residence (Census)
17 Fletcher Street, Cleator Moor
Parents
Joseph & Margaret Frears
Siblings
Mary Hannah, Elizabeth , Robert . Michael
Education and Occupation
School
Montreal
Occupation
Collier
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
15th June 1918
Age at Death
23
Circumstances of Death
Died of Wounds ( gunshot)wounds to waist and back)
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Second Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
7th
Rank at Death
Private
Buried or Commemorated at
BAGNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY, GEZAINCOURT
France
Grave Position: II. E. 13.
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial
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