Frank FAULKNER

FAULKNER Frank. Lance Corporal, 379371 Labour Corps, Demonstration Company, 5th Army School, British Expeditionary France, formerly Private 74413, South Lancashire Regiment, died 16th March 1918 aged 26. He was the son of Thomas and Fanny Jane. He is at rest in Newchurch, churchyard, Culcheth, Lancashire.
Some notes from what remains of his army record. He enlisted on the 6th December 1915 and was posted to the army reserve. He was aged 23 years and 353 days, he lived at Rose Cottage, Culcheth and was by occupation a stock keeper. He was mobilised on the 12th June 1917 to sent to the South Lancashire Depot, the next day he was sent to the 107th Training Reserve Battalion. On the 28th September 1917 he was posted to the British Expeditionary Force , France. In France he was then transferred to the 26th Labour Corps. On the 16th March 1918 at 6.pm he died of appendicitis and secondary haemorrhage at the Middlesex Hospital, Berners Street, London. At the time of his death he was Lance Corporal 397371, of the Headquarters area employment company, 5th Army Infantry School.