Frank Spendlove
He was a hosiery hand in 1911 and following the same occupation when he enlisted in 1915.
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Frank Spendlove was born in 1897 at Oxton and was the son of of James Frederick a farmer and Annie Elizabeth Spendlove née Fulbrook of Main Street, Oxton.
His father James Frederick was born in 1869 at Gretton Northamptonshire and his mother Annie Elizabeth Fulbrook was born in 1864 at West Peckham Kent, they were married in 1890 at Malling in Kent and went on to have 4 children, sadly one died in infancy or early childhood, their surviving children were Dorothy Annie b1892 Kings Cliffe Northampton, Frank b1897 Oxton and Florence May b1906 Oxton.
In the 1911 census the family are living at Main Street, Oxton and are shown as Frederick 42 yrs a farmer, he is living with his wife Annie 47 yrs and their children Dorothy Ann 19 yrs a teacher, Frank 14 yrs a hosiery hand and Florence May 7 yrs a scholar.
Frank Spendlove enlisted on 10 December 1915 at Nottingham. He gave his age as 21y 6m although he was only 18 years old having been born in 1897. Occupation hosiery hand. Frank was living in Oxton village, Southwell, and named his father, Fred, of the same address, as his next of kin.
Frank was posted to the 3rd line Depot then to the 7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters on 29 August 1916. He embarked at Folkstone on 11 July 1916 and disembarked at Boulogne the same day, reporting to the base depot at Etaples on 13 July.
He was killed in action on 1st July 1917 while serving with the 1/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France (Bay 7).
He qualified for the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
CWGC Additional information: Son of James Frederick and Annie Elizabeth Spendlove, of Oxton, Southwell, Notts.
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘In Memoriam’, 1 July 1918, ‘Spendlove. In loving memory of our beloved and only son Frank, killed in action, July 1st, 1917. From his sorrowing father, mother, and sisters. Also Len, cousin of the above, killed in air raid May 19th, 1918. Fond memories ever clinging. Dorothy and Florrie.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Photo of Frank Spendlove
Commemorated on the Arras Memorial (www.cwgc.org)