STARK, Frederick Charles

Thiepval Memorial, Somme FranceCredit: CWGC

Lance Corporal
22nd Battalion
Royal Fusiliers

Frederick was born 1893 in Newport to William Henry Thomas & Sophia (nee WALDEN) STARK. Sophia predeceased her son, but William was living at the Upper St. Cross Dairy, Dodnor in Newport around the time of Frederick’s death. Previously the family had lived at 3 Upper Field Place in Newport.

Frederick, aged 23, was listed as Missing in Presumed in Action on the 27th of July 1916, & is commemorated by the Commission on the largest Memorial to the Missing at Thiepval, Somme in France together with 72,306 of his First World War comrades.

Frederick is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & Carisbrooke War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.