Frank died on September 14, 1917, from wounds he received while fighting in the Second Battle of Arras during World War I. He was a corporal with the 7th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment.
Frank Stanley Oxborough
Born: 1890 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England
Father: Harry Oxborough (1860 to 1936)
Mother: Mary Ann Eliza Davey (1863 to 1932)
Spouse: Eva Smith (1890 to 1981)
Married: 1912 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England
Child:
Stella Eva Oxborough (21 SEP 1913 to 22 APR 2007)
Died: 14 SEP 1917 in France
Burial: Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Timeline:
1891 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1901 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1911 Beccles, Suffolk County, England
1912 Marriage to Eva
1913 Birth of daughter, Stella
1917 Death and Burial
Occupation: printer’s compositor (1911)
Records:
1891 to 1911 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929
UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
The UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
The UK, World War I Service Medal, and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
Variations of Surname: none
Frank died on September 14, 1917, from wounds he received while fighting in the Second Battle of Arras during World War I. He was a corporal with the 7th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment.
A website called Wartime Memories Project published an article that stated the 7th Battalion was stationed in the Arras sector of France. In 1917, the battalion saw action in the First Battle of the Scarpe, the Battle of Arleux, and the Third Battle of the Scarpe. They stayed in the area until October 30, 1917.
Frank was buried in the Duisan’s British Cemetery which is two miles outside of Etrun, France. Etrun is seven miles northwest of Arras, France.
Spouse:
Eva Smith:
Eva was born on 11 SEP 1890 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, England. She died on 8 DEC 1981 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.
Eva’s father was James William Smith. He was born on 21 MAY 1868 in Barnby, Suffolk County, England. He died on 9 MAY 1951 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.
Eva’s mother was Rachel Sarah Fulcher. She was born on 7 FEB 1869 in Stockton, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1951 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England.
Eva had six brothers and sisters. The children were all born in Kirby Cane, Norfolk County, England.
Beatrice Smith (1889)
William Smith (1892)
Elsie Smith (1894)
Charles Smith (1895)
Kenneth Smith (1896)
Lambert Smith (1897)
After Frank died, Eva married Harry Leopold Lingwood on 11 JAN 1920 in Kirkley, Suffolk County, England. Four known children were born to this marriage. The children were all born in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.
Frederick Charles Lingwood (1921)
Jack Harry Lingwood (1922)
Peggy Joyce Lingwood (1924)
Pamela Y Lingwood (1933)
Harry Leopold Lingwood was born on 27 MAY 1895 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England. He died on 30 SEP 1938 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.
Daughter:
Stella Eva Oxborough:
Stella was born on 21 SEP 1913 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died on 22 APR 2007 in Australia.
Stella married William John Slater in 1937 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:
Brian T Slater (1938)
William John Slater was born on 22 APR 1912 in Ireland. He died on 26 APR 2000 in Australia.
Notes:
The surname, Oxborough, originated in Norfolk County, England. It appears in church registers as early as the mid-16th century. As the world population grew, these Oxborough ancestors moved to other counties in England. By the late 19th century, some had immigrated to Canada and Australia.
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