Fred Cawley
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Fred Cawley was born in 1897 at Nottingham, he was the son of Walter a house painter and Emma Cawley née Copp and the brother of Harry and Lilian Cawley.
His ather Walter wasborn in 1868 at Axminster, Devon,his mother Emma Copp was born in 1868 at Axminster, Devon, they were marriedin 1893 at Axminster they had 3 children,
In the 1911 census the family lived at 102 Glapton Road Meadows Nottingham.Walter 43 yrs is a house painter he is living with this wife Emma 43 yrs and their children, Harry 17 yrs a french polisher, Lillian 15 yrs a hosiery mender and Frederick 14 yrs a butchers errand boy.
Walter died on 17 April 1933 aged 65 years and Emma on 19 February 1939 aged 71 years.
Private Fred Cawley enlisted at enlisting at Nottingham. he served with the 1/7th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment He went to France on 28th June 1915 and was killed in action, on 1st July 1916, in the attack on the German positions at Gommecourt, France, on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Commemorated : Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11
Family grave, Nottingham Southern Cemetery, Wilford Hill: 'In remembrance of my dear husband Walter Cawley, died 17th April 1933 aged 65 years. Also Fred, son of the above, killed in action 1916. Also Emma Crawley, wife of the above died 19th February 1939 aged 71 years. Reunited.'
additional research Peter Gillings
Fred Cawley
Family grave, Nottingham Southern Cemetery, Wilford Hill. Photograph Rachel Farrand (April 2015)
Fred Cawley
Family grave, Nottingham Southern Cemetery, Wilford Hill. Photograph Rachel Farrand (April 2015)
Photo of Fred Cawley
cawley_fred photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.