Son of James and Emma Hoyle, of 93, Church Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Formerly 8604, “A” Company, No.3 Platoon, 17th Bn., Manchester Regiment. Later 3rd Bn., Manchester Regiment as marksman and musketry instructor. Died at Colsterdale Officers POW Camp, near Masham, Yorkshire, from pneumonia. Interred at Bury Cemetery on 10/12/1918.
Hoyle, Frank –
Personal details
- Surname: Hoyle
- Forename: Frank
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 5th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 162nd Protection Company.
- Service number: 67160
- Regiment: Royal Defence Corps
- Enlistment date: September 3rd, 1914 - 1914-09-03
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Bury Cemetery, Redvales, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: F.P. 66. 802.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 10/03/1916 13/12/1918 27/12/1918