222006 Pte. Frank Hollingsworth British Army 1st Btn. Monmouth Regiment from:38 Stafford Road, Oakengates, Shropshire (d.9th Aug 1917 ) Frank Hollingsworth is a 4th cousin 2 times removed who I came across researching my late father's family history.
Frank was born 3rd April 1897 in Owen Street, Tipton, Staffordshire.
Baptized 23rd May 1897 at Saint Matthew's Church in Tipton.
He never met his father Frank who died towards the end of 1896.
His mother Marion Amelia nee Tomkys died just before his 8th birthday.
He was counted in the 1911 census with his aunt, Maud Crowther, also born in Tipton, uncle John Crowther, a grocer's manager and cousins Edgar 11 & Dennis 4 at 38, Stafford Road, Oakengates, Shropshire.
Frank, a grocer's assistant enlisted on the 10th December 1915, aged 18 years 8 months and was posted to army reserve. Next of kin is given as his aunt Maud Crowther, at the address above in Shropshire.
At his regular army medical on the 18th of April 1916 at Shrewsbury his height is given as 5' 1 1/4", weight 105 lbs, Chest 32 1/2" (2 1/2" expansion), physical development fair, 2 vaccination marks on left arm from infancy).
He was mobilized on 13th October 1916, joining the British Expeditionary force the next day, and embarked from Southampton 10th June 1917, disembarking at Rouen 11th June 1917.
On the 30th June 1917 he was transferred to the 1st (T.F.) Monmouth Regiment & posted to the 10th South Wales Borderers.
On the 7th of July 1917 he joined the battalion in the field.
On 9th August 1917 age 20 Frank died of his wounds.
He is buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Westvleteren - Poperinge, Belgium.
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