Name
Frederick George Keith Nunn
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
30/03/1917
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
265833
Hertfordshire Regiment
1st/1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
II. F. 12.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hertford Town Memorial, Christchurch Plaque, now in Holy Trinity Church, Bengeo, Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Born in 1893 in Hertford son of his mother is Elizabeth Nunn, he was one of 12 children.
His mother is listed as a widow in 1891 and lodging with Thomas Ebbs, with four of her children, at 5 Bircherly Street, Hertford.
By 1901 she was living at 19 Hartham Lane, Hertford and shown as being the housekeeper to Thomas and Frederick is listed as his son, along with two of his siblings.
In 1911 Frederick is at 5 Hartham Lane, along with his mother, who is employed as a laundress and Thomas (listed as a boarder) who is employed as a brewery labourer, whilst Frederick is employed as an oil cane trimmer. He retains his mother’s name.
Wartime Service
Enlisted in Hertford in the Bedfordshire Regiment (3104), but was transferred to the 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regt.
On 24th March 1917 the battalion was moved to the Observatory Ridge area near Hill 60 approx. 5 miles south of Ypres, and the evening of the 25th a they came under heavy artillery bombardment and an attempt was made to raid their trenches, but it was repulsed.
During this engagement Frederick must have been wounded as he died 3 days later and is buried near Wimereux, Boulogne, site of a large military hospital.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Terry & Glenis Collins, Jonty Wild
