Harry Franks
Service number
1085552
Military unit
1 Defence Regt Royal Artillery
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
03 Dec 1941 (33 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Only Son of : Charles Franks and Eliza Franks.
Charles Franks was born Circa : 1879 / 1880 : Died : 1st February 1946, aged 66 yers.
Eliza Franks was born Circa : 1884 : Died : 13th August 1954, aged 70 years.
All three Family Members are buried together in the Family plot in Hucknall Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
Military history
Served as a Gunner with the 1st Defence Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Extra information
Buried : Hucknall Cemetery, Broomhill Road, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Grave Reference : Section D. Grave : 495.
Gunner, Harry Franks' grave originally had a CWGC headstone which was removed on the 30th March 1955 according to CWGC records.
The Family Memorial was erected in it's place following the death of his Mother who had died on the 13th August 1954.
Photographs
Photo of Harry Franks
Photograph of the Family Memorial headstone on the grave of Gunner, Harry Franks in Hucknall Cemetery, Nottinghamshire by Gary Crosby on the 13th April 2025.
Photo of Harry Franks
Photograph of the Family Memorial and grave of Gunner, Harry Franks in Hucknall Cemetery, Nottinghamshire by Gary Crosby on the 13th April 2025.
Photo of Harry Franks
Photograph of the Chapel & Graveyard at Hucknall Cemetery, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire where Gunner, Harry Franks is buried by Gary Crosby on the 13th April 2025.