Frederick Charles Brett
In 1911 he was a miner (hewer).
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Frederick Charles Brett was born in 1893 at Nottingham, he was the son of the late John Brett a case maker and Adelaide Brett née Bramley and the brother of William Henry and John Brett. of Crossland Place, Narrow Marsh, Nottingham.
His father John was born in 1873 at Nottingham, he died prior to the 1911 census, his mother Adelaide Bramley was born in 1873 at Nottingham, they were married in 1893 at Nottingham they had 4 children.
In the 1911 cenus the family lived at 4 Crossland Place Narrow Marsh Nottingham, his widowed mother Adelaide 38 yrs is a lace hand, she is living with her children, Frederick Charles 17 yrs a coal miner and William Henry 15 yrs a clay miner in a brick yard.
Frederick Charles married Catherine Garvican (born 18th December 1895) in Nottingham on 25th December 1913 at St Patrick Church, Nottingam they lived at 9 Princess Square, Nottingham, they had a son William Henry born 16th March 1914,
Commencing 11th June 1917 his widow was awarded a pension of 18 shillings and 9 pence a week.
Private Frederick Charles Brett enlisted on 18th May 1914 at Nottingham giving his age as 20 yrs and 286 days, . He served with the 2nd battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment. He went to France 11th November 1914 and was killed in action, 15th September 1916, in the attack on the German positions at Guillemont, France, during the Battle of the Somme having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Theipval Memorial.
Nottingham Evening Post In Memoriam 15/9/1916:
'Brett. In loving memory of my dear husband Private Fred Brett Sherwood Foresters killed inaction September 15th 1916. A day of remembrance sad to recall. - From his sorrowing wife and sonny.'
Research by David Nunn
additional research Peter Gillings
Photo of Frederick Charles Brett
Brett Frederick Charles photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website.