Name
Frank Arthur Dewey
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/03/1918
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Corporal
15052
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
XXVII. E. 18.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hoddesdon and Rye Park Town Memorial, Hoddesdon,
St Catherine and St Paul’s Church Memorial, Hoddesdon,
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath,
Not on the Much Hadham memorials,
Not on the Hertford memorials
Pre War
Born on 17 Jun 1891 in Fore Street, Hertford and baptised on 1 Oct 1897 in Much Hadham son of Harry William and Christine Laura Dewey. The family was living in 12 Fore Street, Hertford by 1891 and in Much Hadham in 1901 and in 1911 he was in Perry Green working as an under gardener.
He was possibly a member of staff at Haileybury College and was unmarried.
Wartime Service
Enlisted at Hertford and died of wounds in the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Lijssenthoek.
Additional Information
Son of Private Henry William Dewey who died on 18 Feb 1918 and brother of Private Charles William Dewey who died on 23 Feb 1917 and who are also commemorated on these memorials.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
