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ROBERT FRANKISH WHEELDON
South Yorkshire DN4 0SH
England
BORN HULL 1896. SON OF CHARLES HENRY WHEELDON (1864-1919) & ELIZABETH FRANKISH (1862-1919), OF 14 MILNER ROAD, ATTERCLIFFE, SHEFFIELD. EMPLOYED IN A STEEL FOUNDRY. HE ENLISTED ROTHERHAM. AND WAS A RGULAR SOLDIER WHEN WAR BEGAN. HE WAS SENT TO FRANCE, ON 14/08/1914, WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/09/1917, AGED 22. BOTH HIS PARENTS DIED IN 1919. HE LEFT SIBLINGS CLARENCE AND GLADYS. HE IS BURIED IN BELGIUM, AT CANADA FARM CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS".
| Name | Robert Frankish Wheeldon |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1896. Son of Charles Henry and Elizabeth Wheeldon, of Sheffield. |
| Death Date | 10 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Canada Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Rotherham, Yorkshire |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 75th Brigade B Battery |
| Regimental Number | 74416 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Ieper 8906
Vlaanderen
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