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FRANK EDWARD LOVELL

Died : 28 Oct 1918
Rank : Private
Service no at death: M2/099342 & M/280141
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Surname: LOVELL
Forename: FRANK EDWARD
Initials: FE
Date of Birth 1897
Place of BirthWimborne
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address 1911 Census shows him living with parents and three siblings at 3 Station Rd, Wimborne
Schools attended
Employment / trade1911 Census shows him as an errand boy for a Drapery.
Place of workDrapery
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents: William and Rose Lovell. In 1911 census William shown as a Coachman, Domestic.
Spouse Name No trace of any marriage.
NotesWestern Gazette for 1/11/1918 shows that he had been a member of the 1st Wimborne Troop of Scouts. Also that before enlisting he had been apprenticed to F.W. Barrett Motor Works.
Regiment at call-up
Regiment at dischargeArmy Service Corps
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsPossible previous service in Dorset Regiment
Other rankPrivate
Other service noM2/099342
Service facts
Age at death21
Date of death 28 Oct 1918
Regiment at deathArmy Service Corps
Battalion at death
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathDied of pneumonia following influenza while home on leave.
Service no at deathM2/099342 & M/280141
Field of action at death
Place of deathWimborne
Location of graveWimborne Minster Cemetery
PositionC.3.5013
Other memorialsSt. John’s Church, Wimborne . Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster. Plaque within Wimborne Minster
Newspaper Reference Wimborne Minster Parish Magazine for November 1918 confirms death details, as does Western Gazette for 1/11/1918.