Bunce, Frederick Robert –

Son of John William and Ann Bunce (nee Baldwin); husband of Martha Bunce (nee Hall), of 50, Georgiana Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly a railway porter with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. His two brothers also served.

Personal details

  • Surname: Bunce
  • Forename: Frederick Robert
  • Date of birth: June 14th, 1884
  • Birth place: Rowington, Warwickshire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 14th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Junior Reserve Attendant / Lance Corporal
  • Unit: Portsmouth Battalion.
  • Service number: M/9823
  • Regiment: Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve
  • Enlistment date: August 9th, 1914 - 1914-08-09
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
  • CWGC reference: B. 247.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Chronicle: 22/05/1915 22/05/1915 24/07/1915 23/11/1917
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/05/1915 28/05/1915 18/05/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917

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