Frederick William Lees
He was a wood sawyer in a furniture works.
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Frederick William Lees was born in 1881 at Radcliffe on Trent he was the son of the late Frederick a solicitor and Clara Lees née Bradbury Raynor of 180 Ilkeston Road, Nottingham.
His father Frederick was born in 1842 at Nottingham, he died in 1906 aged 65 yrs, his mother Clara Bradbury Raynor was born in 1853 at Nottingham, they were married on 26th August 1876 at Sneinton, thye went on to have 6 children.
In the 1911 cnesus his widowed mother Clara 56 yrs a beer off keeper is living at 180 Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, she is living with her son Samuel Arthur 26 yrs a lace maker and her widwoed mother Elizabeth Raynor 84 yrs of age.
He married his wife Nellie Thorpe at St Marks Church, Nottingham on 19th October 1901 at St Marks Church, Nottingham they went on to have 6 children 4 died in infancy or early childhood. their children were Doris b. 16th March 1906, Edna b. 17th July 1910, Hilda b. 29th April 1913, and Eveline Alma b1918 all were born in Nottingham.
In the 1911 census he is living at 8 Ash Street, Peashill Road, Nottingham, he is shown as being 30 yrs a wood sawyer living with his wife Nellie 31 yrs and their children Doris 5 yrs and Edna 8 months. Their two younger daughters, Hilda and Eveline were born in 1913 and 1918 respectively.
Following Frederick's death in 1920 his widow Nellie receives a pension of 26 shillings and 8 pence for herself and 23 shillings and 6 pence in respect of three children, to take effect from 12th July 1920. There is no evidence that any of their four daughters had died and it is likely that the eldest, Doris, who would have been fourteen years old (b. 16 March 1906) was in work and no longer dependent on her mother who was therefore not entitled to a payment for her.
Private Frederick William Lees enlisted on 26th September 1914 having previously served with the 7th battalion Sherwood Foresters. He served with the Army Service Corps as a wheelwright.
He embarked Southampton onboard SS Blackwell on 25th February 1915 and disembarked Le Harve on 28th February 1915. On 5th February 1916 he was discharged from the Territorial Forces under Paragraph 144 of the Territorial Forces Regulations and re-enlisted in the field on the same date and was posted to the Army Service Corps No 8 Motor Ambulance Convoy.
His army service record gives details of his gradual decline in health culminating in a medical board held at No 8 Stationary Hospital in Boulogne on 8th January 1919 after which he was transferred to England on 15th January 1919 as an insane soldier.
He was admitted to Netley Military Hospital on 10th February 1919 for observations and treatment and on 27th August 1919 was transferred to The Lord Derby War Hospital at Warrington . On 11th January 1920 he died at the hospital. The cause of his death was given as general paralysis of the insane.
His body was returned to his family and he was buried in the Nottingham General Cemetery.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
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Nottingham General Cemetey