Lance Corporal R/6452 Frederick BRAIN

Lance Corporal R/6452 Frederick Brain{gallery}L/Cpl F Brain{/gallery}7th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 18 August 1916, aged 21.

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13A & 13B
  
• Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
  
• Son of George and Sarah Brain
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Wilnecote
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for L/Cpl Brain
• NNWFHS Wilnecote War Memorial Page
• Thiepval Memorial
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 1896 in Wilnecote
  
• Living at 48 Hockley Road, Wilnecote [1911 and 1914]
• Worked at Tame Valley Colliery
• Enlisted 5th November 1914