The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private F R Spinks

Photograph by "LESUEUR Dominique"

Private Frederick Richard SPINKS, G/28901, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, Flanders France, 28th September 1918, age 19.

Born Yarmouth, Norfolk, son of Robert J & Louisa Spinks, of 1 16, Beccles Road, Gorleston. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

1911 Census - 75 Burnt Lane, Gorleston, Southtown, Norfolk - Louisa Spinks, head, age 43, married 15 years, 5 children, 4 still alive, born Upton, Norfolk; Florence Spinks, daughter, age 13, school, born Gorleston, Norfolk; Frederick Spinks, son, age 12, school, born Gorleston, Norfolk; Percy Spinks, son, age 2, born Gorleston, Norfolk; Robert Spinks, father, age 74, widower, Trinity Pensioner, born Wells, Norfolk.

Enlisted Norwich, Norfolk.

Buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension, S. II. D. 14., Rouen, France. Commemorated Great Yarmouth War Memorial.

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