Name
Frederick William Jefferies
3 Apr 1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
26/10/1917
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
245179
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
2nd/2nd (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 148 to 150.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Letchworth memorials, St Peter's Parish, Arlesey, Beds., Cross,WW1 & 2, Arlesey, Beds.
Pre War
Frederick William Jeffries was born on 3 Apr 1892 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire to Frederick Jeffries, and Mary Elizabeth (nee Jackson).
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, Alfred (born (1885), Albert (born 1887) Ada (born 1887), Minnie (born 1892), Frederick, Alfred J (born 1896) and Eva Eveline (born 1898) were living at New Road, Arlesey, Beds.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, Frederick (a kitchen boy), Alfred J (eye glass cleaner), Eva Eveline James William (born 1902) were living at High Street, Arlesey, Beds.
His parents later lived at 11, Shott Lane, Letchworth, Herts., having moved there in 1917.
Wartime Service
No Service Record was found for Frederick. He enlisted as a Territorial Soldier in the Bedfordshire Regiment as Private 4622 in 1914 probably in the 5th Battalione remained with the Bedfordshires, reported as being an officer's servant to Lieutenant Waterton, Captain Smith and others during this Home Service. Frederick remained with Bedfordshires being renumbered as 240133 (in whole Territorial force renumbering) but was transferred on 19 Aug 17 to 2nd/2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers) London Regiment as Private 245179 in 1917. This Battalion was by that time
part of 173 Brigade, 58th (2nd/1st London) Division of the Territorial Force and was to take part in 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele) at the Battles of Menin Road (24-25 Sep), Polygon Wood (26-27 Sep) and 2nd Passchendaele (26 Oct -10 Nov 1917). Frederick was killed in action on 26 Oct 1917. His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Ypres.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £14 and arrears of £7 19s 1 d was paid to his father.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
