Name
Frederick John Reed
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
21/04/1916
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
16339
Bedfordshire Regiment
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 31-33
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial,
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin,
British Schools Museum Memorial, Hitchin,
Knebworth Village Memorial
Pre War
He was the son of George and Emma Reed of 12, Black Horse Lane, Hitchin and the husband of Agnes K. Reed of 3, Westland Road, Knebworth. He had been married for two years and they had one child. At the time of his death his mother was a widow.
He was born in Hitchin but was resident in Knebworth. Before joining up he was employed as a painter and decorator by Mr T.F. Harrison of Kings Walden Bury.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hitchin and was allocated Regimental Number 16339 in the 8th Battalion of the Bedfords.
He was killed in action in Belgium. Following an attack by the Germans on the evening of the 19th April 1916 against the position held by the 8th Bedfords known as the Duck's Bill in the Mortaldje Salient, the Battalion was relieved during the night of the 20th/21st April. By this time the Battalion had lost over a quarter of its strength.
He has no known grave, but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing at Ypres in Belgium.
Additional Information
His name is spelt ‘Read’ in the ‘Soldiers died’ database.
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
