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Digital gallery of Private Frederick Scrimshaw
Digital gallery of
Private Frederick Scrimshaw
This is Fred Scrimshaw's grave marker. He was born at Burton on Trent, Staffordshire on 5th August 1879, the son of William and Emma Scrimshaw. He was married to Clara Florence Scrimshaw who, at the time he enlisted, was living at 676 W 19th Ave Vancouver BC. He enlisted at Vernon BC on 28th September 1915. He was a carpenter by trade but had previously served 3 years in the 2nd Bn. Nth. Staffs Regt.
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This is Fred Scrimshaw's grave marker. He was born at Burton on Trent, Staffordshire on 5th August 1879, the son of William and Emma Scrimshaw. He was married to Clara Florence Scrimshaw who, at the time he enlisted, was living at 676 W 19th Ave Vancouver BC. He enlisted at Vernon BC on 28th September 1915. He was a carpenter by trade but had previously served 3 years in the 2nd Bn. Nth. Staffs Regt.
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This is a view of St Mary's Churchyard at Stretton-cum-Wetmoor near Burton on Trent. Fred Scrimshaw's white grave marker can be seen in the distance between the stone memorial in the centre of the photo and the pine tree on the left.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 160 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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STRETTON-CUM-WETMOOR (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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