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Rifleman G R Freeman K R R C 1918

50076 Rifleman
G.R. FREEMAN
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
31st October 1918 Age 19

Greater love hath no man

FREEMAN, GORDON REDVERS
Rank:…………………….....Rifleman
Service No:………………50076
Date of Death:…………31/10/1918
Age:………………………....19
Regiment:………………...King's Royal Rifle Corps
………………………….........Depot
Grave Reference:……14. 359.
Cemetery:
LOWESTOFT (BECCLES ROAD) CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of George and Elizabeth Freeman, of Sunshine Villa, Mariners Score, Lowestoft.
CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/397572/FREEMAN,%20GOR...

Soldiers Died on the Great War records that Gordon Redvers Freeman Died of Wounds on the 31st October 1918 whilst serving on the Home Front with the 16th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. He was born and resident Lowestoft, and enlisted Bury St. Edmunds.

The Medal Index Card for Private 50076 George R Freeman, no unit stated, is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/7/157143
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2243063

1899 – Birth

The birth of a Gordon Redvers H Freeman was registered in the Mutford District of Suffolk in the October to December quarter, (Q4), of 1899.

Mutford District covered Lowestoft and the nearby villages.

The baptism of a Gordon Redvers Harold Freeman, no date of birth recorded, took place at St Margaret, Lowestoft on the 19th November 1899. His parents were George Leonard and Elizabeth Freeman.
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1901 Census of England and Wales

The 1 year old Gordon Freeman, born Lowestoft, was recorded living at 53 St Margarets Road, Lowestoft. This was the household of his parents, George (aged 26, Upholsterer of furniture, born Norwich, Norfolk) and Elizabeth, (aged 24, born Strumpshaw, Norfolk). As well as Gordon they have a second son, George, (aged 4, born Norwich) and Florence, (aged 3, born Lowestoft).

1911 Census of England and Wales

The Freeman family were now living at 54 St Peters Street, Lowestoft. Parents George, (36) and Elizabeth, (34), have been married 15 years and have had 7 children, all then still alive. All 7 were still single and living at home. They are:-
George……...aged 14….born Norwich…Errand Boy
Florence…….aged 13….born Lowestoft
Gordon………aged 11…born Lowestoft
Albert……….aged 8…...born Lowestoft
Horatio………aged 6…..born Lowestoft
Hilda…………aged 3….born Lowestoft
William……aged 7 months..born Lowestoft

On the day

The death of a Gordon R H Freeman, aged 19, was recorded in the October to December quarter, (Q4), of 1919 in the Ecclesall Bierlow District of Yorkshire.

There is no obvious Soldiers Will or Civil Probate for this man.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Lowestoft (show map)

Taken on: December 27, 2016

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Cause of death as yet unknown

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16th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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31/10/1918

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