Name
Frederick, (Fred) Weeden
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Biography
It is not certain that Fred served, as the North Herts Mail of October 26th 1916 reports that Frederick Weeden, aged twenty-seven, a Pirton small holder, was given three months exemption from service. This would have been following his appeal against being called up, which would have been heard by the Hertfordshire Appeal Tribunal. The report also mentions that his brother (Albert Weeden) was serving. It is possible that the exemption could have been extended. However, as it was for such a short period it is assumed that it is likely that he would have gone on to serve.
Parish and baptism records reveal only one possible man who could be correct, although he would have been twenty-nine not twenty-seven at the time of the report. With everything else fitting this is assumed to be an error in the report, in which case he was born on April 9th 1887 to William and Hannah Weeden (née Walker). In all it would appear that two brothers served and survived - refer to Albert (Bert) Weeden for more family details.
By 1911 Fred was twenty-three, still living in the family home and earning a living as a domestic gardener.
Acknowledgments
Text from the book ‘The Pride of Pirton’ by Jonty Wild, Tony French & Chris Ryan used with author's permission
