Name
John Frederick (F J?) Silvester
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/05/1916
25
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
2834
London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
21st (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
III. E. 13.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Bushey Town Memorial, St James’ Church Memorial, Bushey
Pre War
Son of George Frederick and Agnes Annie Silvester, of 95, Glencoe Rd., Bushey, Herts. Born at Herne Hill, London. Resident Herne Hill, enlisted in Camberwell.
Frederick was the fifth in a family of seven children, one of whom died in childhood.
Wartime Service
Frederick enlisted with the London Regiment and served as Lance Corporal 2834 in France and Flanders. He was killed in action on 23 May 1916.
Additional Information
After his death he was recorded as the son of George Frederick and Agnes Annie Silvester, of 95, Glencoe Rd., Bushey, Herts. born at Herne Hill, London.
Acknowledgments
Dianne Payne - www.busheyworldwarone.org.uk, Jonty Wild
