Frank Edward Hourd
- Family History
- Military history
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Frank Edward Hourd was born in 1892 at Nottingham, he was baptised on 26th March 1905 at St Georges Church, Netherfield, Nottingham, he was the son of Laurence Edward Hourd a hosiery hand and the late Emma Jane Hourd née Wadsworth and the brother of John William, Lawrence, Lilian Frances, Robert, Hilda May, Ivy, Winifred Daisy and Charles Hourd of 27 Westwood Road Sneinton Nottingham.
His father was born in 1868 at Nottingham, his mother Emma Jane Wadsworth was born in 1869 at Sneinton, Nottingham, she died in 1909 aged 40 yrs, they were married on 1st August 1891 at St Georges Church, Netherfield, Nottingham. they went on to have 10 children.
Pte. Frank Edward Hourd (shown on medal rolls as Howard) enlisted and served with the 9th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, he went to Gallipoli on 2nd August1915, he died of wounds on 19th August 1915, he is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Surname also shown as Howard in Military Records
Commemorated: Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 150 to 152.
John Morse believes this man was Frank Edward Howard (see photograph).
CWGC is investigating but the family is listed as Hourd on the 1911 Census.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Courtesy of John Morse
Frank Edward Hourd
Photograph was published on 18th October 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Photo of Frank Edward Hourd
Hourd Frank Edward photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.