TOWNSEND Fred

  • First Name(s):
    Fred 
  • Surname:
    TOWNSEND
  • Service Number:
    326792
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Cavalry
  • Regiment:
    1st/1st Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    26th February 1919
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, Grave Q. 275.
  • Place of Birth:
    Dudley, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Benjamin and Sarah Townsend

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

TOWNSEND Fred Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Additional information on the memorial: Private

Further Information About TOWNSEND Fred

F. Townsend 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry, embarked at Southampton 28th February 1918 for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt on 21st March 1918.  Died on 21st January 1919. [Discrepancy in date of death between Yeomanry Roll of Honour and Commonwealth war Graves Commission/Medal Index Card.]

Source for additional information: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Worcestershire 1914 – 1922.

First entered Egypt on 24th April 1915.  Died on 26th February 1919.  Awarded the 1915 Star, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.

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