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Surname: SHIELDS
Forename(s): Fred Kilding
Place of Birth: Castle Bolton, Yorkshire
Service No: 26237
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 23rd Division
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1917-09-29
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: XLI. C. 14.
CWGC Cemetery: TYNE COT CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CASTLE BOLTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Fred Kilding Shields was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Shields, née Kilding. Joseph was born at Redmire and Elizabeth at Castle Bolton, Yorkshire.
1901 Castle Bolton, Yorkshire Census: Bolton Castle - Fred K. Shields, aged 4 years, born Castle Bolton, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Shields.
1911 Castle Bolton, Yorkshire Census: Fred Kilding Shields, aged 14 years, born Castle Bolton, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Shields.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Fred K. Shields, 26237, Yorkshire Regiment.
A short biography of Fred is included in: 'Wensleydale Remembered – The Sacrifice made by the Families of a Northern Dale 1914-1918 and 1939-1945’ by Keith Taylor (2004).
Photograph courtesy of Keith Taylor.
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Private Fred Kilding SHIELDS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 23rd Division
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Fred Kilding Shields
Courtesy of Keith Taylor ('Wensleydale Remembered')
Private Fred Kilding Shields
Courtesy of Keith Taylor ('Wensleydale Remembered')
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