Frank Spendlove
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Frank Spendlove was born in 1897 at Oxton and was the son of of James Frederick a farmer and Annie Elizabeth Spendlove née Fulbrook of Main Street, Oxton. His father James Frederick was born in 1869 at Gretton Northamptonshire and his mother Annie Elizabeth Fulbrook was born in 1864 at West Peckham Kent, they were married in 1890 at Malling in Kent and went on to have 4 children, sadly one died in infancy or early childhood, their surviving children were Dorothy Annie b1892 Kings Cliffe Northampton, Frank b1897 Oxton and Florence May b1906 Oxton. In the 1911 census the family are living at Main Street, Oxton and are shown as Frederick 42 yrs a farmer, he is living with his wife Annie 47 yrs and their children Dorothy Ann 19 yrs a teacher, Frank 14 yrs a hosiery hand and Florence May 7 yrs a scholar.
Private Frank Spendlove enlisted on 10th December 1915 at Nottingham, he gave his age as 21 yrs and 6 months, (he had lied as he was still only 18 yrs of age , he was born in 1897) his address was Oxton village, Southwell, he was a hosiery hand and his next of kin was his father Fred of the same address. He was posted to the 3rd line depot. On 29th August 1916 he was posted to the 7th battalion Sherwood Foresters. He embarked from Folkstone and disembarked at Boulogne on 11th July 1916 and was at the base depot at Etaples on 13th July 1916. He was killed in action on 1st July 1917 whilst serving with the 1/5th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
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