Army
Freed, Reginald I
Reginald I Freed
Rank: Sapper
Regiment: 491st Field Company, Royal Engineers
Parents: Mr Frank & Mrs Alice Freed
Address: 38 Beulah Road, Walthamstow, London
Other Info: Born in Hollington. According to CWGC, Reginald died aged 20 on 25th October 1918. He is remembered at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manacourt, grave reference XIII.A.13.
Published: January 1917
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I have just found this website. This is my Grandad’s brother – Reginald Thomas Freed. His parents were Frank and Ellen A Freed.
I am, as I type, looking over his army records. He signed up on 31/5/1915 saying he was 19 y, 1 m. In reality he was no older than 16.
This past weekend we rediscovered his war medal so finding him today is very poignant.
The family eventually moved away from the south coast.
Hi Liz, thank you for taking the time to provide this information. I believe that a lot of boys lied about their age in order to sign up and that the Army weren’t too bothered about checking thoroughly. Kind Regards, Kieron.