First World War casualty Frank Dent (General)

by MPGriffiths @, Wednesday, April 02, 2014, 20:13 (3683 days ago) @ dent

On Fod Records

Record ID: 1374

Year -

Surname: DENT

Forename: Frank

Rank: Private

Regiment: 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment

Service Number 29551/2955 (2855)

Residence: Cinderford

Notes 1: Enlisted May 1916 - KIA - 24 July 1817.
Remembered or buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery IV A 40

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If you contact the Gloucestershire Regiment Museum - they hold Frank Dent's records. 'Click here to make a request to commission further research on this soldier. Appears to charge £30 for one hour research.


http://www.glosters.org.uk

By searching for Frank Dent's records - he was with the 8 Battalion* and enlisted at Bristol.


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Also on the website 'The Great War Forum'

'The National Archives holds the War Diaries for the 8th batt from July 1915 - March 1919 in Catalogue No. WO 95/2085

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As he was an ostler (above ground) on the 1911 census, as was his father Joseph, may be he enlisted in this capacity.


1911 Census, Woodside Street, Cinderford

DENT

Joseph - 62, Widowed, 11 children born alive, 11 living - Colliery Ostler above ground
Frank - 29 - Single - (same occupation)
Verny - 23 - Collier Sawyer
Elsie May - 19 - Housekeeper


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