MENCE Francis V

  • First Name(s):
    Francis 
    V 
  • Surname:
    MENCE
  • Service Number:
    9057
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    23rd October 1914
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Battle of La Bassee
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France, Panel 17 and 18.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and enlisted Pershore, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Joseph and Ann Mence of Church Street, Birlingham, Pershore, Worcestershire

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MENCE Francis V Is Named On These Memorials

Birlingham St James’s Church
Birlingham War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Birlingham St James’s Church with the additional information: Private 2nd Worcestershire Regt.

Further Information About MENCE Francis V

Frank Mence enlisted as Private, 9057, Worcestershire Regiment at Pershore on 24th January 1905.  On his attestation paper he gave his age as 18 years 1 month and his occupation as a labourer.  He was 5 feet 6 inches tall with a dark complexion, grey eyes and dark brown hair.  Between 1905 and 1908 Frank served in Malta Egypt and India before returning to England in 1912.  After completing 7 years of army service he was transferred to the army reserve on 7th March 1912.  When war broke out he was mobilised on 5th August and posted to France on 26th August 1914.  He was awarded the 1914 Star, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.

Francis/Frank Mence has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Le Touret Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by Brian Hill. Service records researched by Sandra Taylor.