Sansom, F J
FREDERICK JOHN SANSOM
Remembered with honour Arras Memorial: Bay 3.
He enlisted in St Pancras, London; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 4 November 1915, and was presumed killed in action. Unfortunately, Frederick’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Son of Henry/Harry George and Margaret (nee EVANS) SANSOM.
His parents married 16 May 1896 at St Ann’s, Tottenham, Middx. Margaret died 1897 in Redbourn, Herts, aged 20, and was buried 10 March at St Mary’s, Redbourn. Henry remarried 1899 in the Luton, Beds, district to Lillie/Lily LUCKETT, and died 7 March 1941 aged 65; Lily died 26 June 1942 aged 65; both in Rickmansworth, Herts.
Frederick was born 1897 in Redbourn, and resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 4 he lived in Rickmansworth, with his father, step-mother and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, assisting in the [watercress growing] business aged 14, he lived in Watford, with his father, step-mother and four siblings.
Service number
G/14230Rank
Lance-CorporalUnit
4th BattalionRegiment
Date of death
on or since 03/05/1917Age at death
19Place of death
Memorial(s)
Notes
Frederick is possibly the F SANSOM commemorated at Croxley- 1st S.W. Herts Scout Troop [in St Mary's Parish Church Watford] (4)
- Abbot's Langley Herts War Memorial (17)
- Aldbury Herts War Memorial (1)
- Aldenham Herts War Memorial (located in Letchmore Heath Herts) (8)
- All Saints Church Croxley Green Herts (12)
- All Saints Church Harrow Weald Middx (2)
- All Saints Church Hertford (1)
- All Saints Church King's Langley Herts (1)
- All Saints Church Leavesden Herts (31)
- All Saints Church Witham Essex (3)