15730 Pte Frederick William Radcliffe, 11th Bn E Lancs Regt.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1886, Frederick was living at Knotts Lane, Burnley by September 1914 when he enlisted into the ‘Burnley Pals'. Seeing service in Egypt before moving on to the Western Front, Frederick was another machine-gunner who fell in front of Serre on 1 July 1916. Frederick, however lingered on a little longer and finally succumbed to his wounds in 19 CCS at Doullens. He is now buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension Nr 1.
6 July 1916
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
