Frank Lines

Name

Frank Lines

Conflict

First World War

Date of Death / Age

15/07/1916

Rank, Service Number & Service Details

Private
14550
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.

Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards

Not Yet Researched

Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 2 C
France

UK & Other Memorials

Markyate Village Memorial
St John The Baptist Church Memorial, Markyate

Wartime Service

Positions just outside Albert (Tara-Usna line) in reserve (7/7), Heligoland trenches in support (11/7), Tara-Usna line (13/7). Attack on Pozieres (15/7) - attack soon held up by machine gun fire and leading waves forced to retire. Casualties - over 244. To Albert (16/7), Bresle(19/7).

Acknowledgments

Jonty Wild, Anne & Gordon Mead