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LBDR Frederick Charles Suffling
British Army C/275th Brigade, 55th West Lancashire Division Royal Field Artillery Royal Field Artillery
from:Kentish Town, London
(d.28th August 1919)
Frederick Charles Suffling joined the Territorials in London in 1915 and was transferred to the 55th Division in Kent for training as a gunner.
He was posted to France c. May 1915 to the newly re-formed 55th Division, and served in the field until late September 1918. During that time, he fought in the Battle of the Somme (1916), the Battle of Messines Ridge (1917), the Third Battle of Ypres (1917) and the Battle of the Lys (1918).
In March 1919 Fred was notified that he had been awarded the Croix de Virtute Militara (a gallantry award made by King Carol of Romania), which was gazetted in September 1919. Unfortunately, Fred did not receive the award in person as he died on 28th of August 1919 and the medal was not posted until April 1920.
I have been trying to find out the reason that the award was made but so far have not been successful.
