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L/Cpl. Frank Herbert Sonntag
British Army 8th Battalion East Kent Regiment
from:Cardiff
(d.18th Aug 1916)
Herbert Sonntag was born in Cardiff in 1891. He was the second son of Franz Josef Sonntag and Elizabeth Ann Clements. Frank and his family lived in Woodville Road, Cathays, Cardiff. Frank's father was from a Prussian family, and both men were mercantile marine engineers. This may explain why Frank enlisted in the naval district of Deptford, where he joined the 8th Battalion, East Kent Regiment in January 1915.
Frank lost his life during his Battalion's attack on Delville Wood on the 18th August 1916. On that day The Buffs specifically had orders to attack and capture two German positions, called ZZ Trench and Machine Gun House. They were the only unit to capture and hold their objectives. Sadly Frank's body was lost. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing. His medals were received by his mother in 1921.
