Proffitt, Frederick Angelo –

Son of Counc. J. T. Proffitt, of Fairhaven, Memorial Road, Walkden, Lancashire. An old boy of the Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted aged 17. Formerly Private 383, Plymouth Bn., Royal Marine Light Infantry. Wounded in the Dardanelles. Commissioned Temporary Lieutenant 01/03/1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Proffitt
  • Forename: Frederick Angelo
  • Date of birth: June 12th, 1895
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Unit: Plymouth Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 18th, 1914 - 1914-09-18
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Military Cross

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 14/05/1915 13/08/1915 24/12/1915 19/04/1918 14/06/1918 05/07/1918 09/08/1918 22/11/1918

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