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Pte. Frank Laugher
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
(d.17th Sep 1917)
Frank Laugher, son of Samuel Laugher and Mary Jane (Fisher) born 30th November 1895, in Bromsgrove. Brother to Thomas Henry, Leonard Alfred, Albert Victor, Alice, Lillie, Christopher,Daisy Elizabeth, Walter Norman and Daisy Evelyn. As a boy Frank was a member of the All Saint's Church Choir. Frank had worked at the Home and Colonial Stores and at Neale's Stores, Bromsgrove. He was working at Austin's before enlistment.
Frank Laugher enlisted as a Private in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 3rd December 1915 at Bromsgrove when he was placed on the army reserve. On his attestation paper he gave his address as All Saints Road, Bromsgrove and his age as 20 years 0 months. He was 5 feet 7 and three quarter inches tall. Frank was mobilised on 6th May 1916 and posted overseas on 30th August 1916. Over the next the next two months he had several periods of illness concluding with influenza for which he was admitted to hospital on 4th November 1916. He was discharged from hospital on 2nd December 1916. On 17th April 1917 he joined the 11th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in readiness for the Battle of Arras. He was reported missing on 29th April 1917 whilst taking part in the fighting. On 30th April 1917 Frank was reported as a prisoner of war in Limburg,Germany having been captured uninjured at Arras on 28th April 1917. He died of sickness as a prisoner of war at Kriegs Gef Lazarett at Douain on 17th September 1917. Frank's possessions and his British War Medal and Victory Medal were sent to Samuel Laugher, All Saints Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
