About John Bernard Frankton
Date of Birth
Q4 1898
Service Number
45355
Birth Place
Bishopton, Sedgefield, Durham, England
Date of Death
12 April, 1918
Place of Death
Near Armentieres, France
Burial
Le Grand Beaumart British Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France
Relationships
Parents
Thomas George born abt 1867 and Mary (Meynell) born abt 1871
Married 31 December, 1894 Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire, England
Siblings
Ethel Meynell born abt 1896, Mary born abt 1897, Gladys Maud born abt 1901, George Arnold born abt 1905
Career
Unit
86th Training Reserve Battalion 18th Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted 18 October, 1916 17y Sunderland, Durham, England
Enlisted Address
West End, Staindrop, Durham, England
Medals
British War Medal and Victory Medal
Civilian Employment
1916 Pupil teacher
Campaigns
1916-1918
France and Belgium
Additional Information
Census Information
1901 Bishopton, Sedgefield, Durham, England
1911 West Terrace, Staindrop, Durham, England
Absent Voters Roll
1919 West Terrace (North) 45355 DLI
Sources
Staindrop Roll of Honour, Ancestry, Find My Past, Family Search, Forces War Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Notes
John Bernard was reported wounded and missing on 12 April, 1918 but his death was only confirmed a year later.
His remains were exhumed and reburied at Le Grand Beaumart Cemetery on 8 January, 1920.
He is commemorated on King James' Grammar School memorial and on his parents' gravestone in Staindrop Cemetery.
- Research by DB