See also

Frederick William BONFIELD (1890-1918)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 23 Dec 1890

  • Guilden Morden, Cambs2,3

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3 mns)

  • Guilden Morden, Cambs4

  •  

  • Address: Cold Harbour

  • Baptism:

  • 3 May 1891 (age 0)

  • Kelshall, Herts5

  • Occupation:

  • frm 22 Apr 1896 to 27 Sep 1901 (age 5-10)

  • Scholar; Kelshall, Herts6

  •  

  • Address: Kelshall CoE Mixed Infants School

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Kelshall, Herts7

  •  

  • Address: Church End

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • Buntingford, Herts8

  •  

  • Address: Knights Hill

  • Occupation:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • Groom8

  •  

  • Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker

  • Occupation:

  • Sep 1914 (age 23)

  • Soldier

  • Service Record:

  • 1914 (age 23-24)

  • Enlisted in Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment); Bishop's Stortford, Herts9

  • Service Record:

  • 25 Sep 1914 (age 23)

  • Enrolled in 23rd Batallion; Strand, London WC9

  •  

  • Address: Hotel Cecil

  • Service Record:

  • 25 Sep 1914 (age 23)

  • Soldier No. G/61927; Strand, London WC9

  •  

  • Address: Hotel Cecil

  • Service Record:

  • c. 1915 (age 24-25)

  • Sent for training; Hornchurch, Essex9

  • Service Record:

  • Jun 1915 (age 24)

  • Sent for training (99th Brigade); Mansfield, Notts

  •  

  • Address: Clipstone Camp

  • Service Record:

  • Aug 1915 (age 24)

  • Mobilised; Tidworth, Hants9

  •  

  • Address: Candahar Barracks

  • Service Record:

  • 17 Nov 1915 (age 24)

  • Mobilised; Boulogne, France9

  • Service Record:

  • 25 Nov 1915 (age 24)

  • Transferred to 2nd Division9

  • Death:

  • 17 Feb 1918 (age 27)

  • Le Quesnoy, France

  •  

  • Cause: Killed in Action

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Grandcourt, France

  •  

  • Address: Regina Trench Cemetery

Sources

1.

My Heritage - Spofforth Linfoots.

2.

BMD Index (GRO). Vol 3a P 506.

3.

Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies. HED1/38/1.

4.

Census 1891 E&W. RG12/1102/F?

5.

Hertfordshire Baptisms.

6.

National School Admission Registers 1870 - 1914. HED1/38/1.

7.

Census 1901 E&W. RG13/1293/~F15.

8.

Census 1911 E&W. RG14 - PN7532 RD SD ED - SN56.

9.

FMP.co.uk.