Identity
Person No.
21726
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Frank Edward Mervyn
Initials
F E M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
40
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received 6th June, by a shell while in command of his company
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Awards
United Kingdom
DCM LG Sup 18 February 1915 pg. 1705 - "For gallant conduct on 18th December 1914, in voluntarily going to reconnoitre the enemy's trenches
Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
United Kingdom
danger". MID LG 1 January 1916 pg. 56 | Eldest son of Herbert Frank and Caroline Emma Roe, of 8, Craufurd Rise, Maidenhead. Educated Portsm
Notes
Eldest son of Herbert Frank and Caroline Emma Roe, of 8, Craufurd Rise, Maidenhead. Educated Portsmouth grammar school; Naval Cadet School 1890. Served with the Royal Navy till 1907; Queen's Medal for his services during the South African War; enlisted as a Rifleman; to France as a Corpl. November 1914; 2nd Lt. February 1915; Capt. June 1915; two times severely wounded; returned to France March 1916. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Citations
DCM LG Sup 18 February 1915 pg. 1705 - "For gallant conduct on 18th December 1914, in voluntarily going to reconnoitre the enemy's trenches and remaining out for a period of three hours in a position of danger". MID LG 1 January 1916 pg. 56
External References
Stories 1
He was killed at Schoeman?s Farm near Molteno and Stormberg in an action fought there on 23 February 1900.
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