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Surname: STOCKDALE
Forename(s): Fred
Place of Birth: Austwick, Yorkshire
Service No: 622686
Rank: Corporal
Regiment / Corps / Service: Canadian Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles)
Division: 1st Canadian Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1916-10-15
Awards: M.M.
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: AUSTWICK, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Fred Stockdale (born 1 September 1876) was the son of William and Margaret Stockdale, née Baxter. Both parents were born at Austwick, Yorkshire,
1881 Austwick, Yorkshire Census: Fred Stockdale, aged 4 years, born Clapham, Yorkshire, son of William and Margaret Stockdale.
1891 Austwick, Yorkshire Census: Fred Stockdale, aged 14 years, born Austwick, son of William and Margt Stockdale.
Fred is commemorated on the Leeds Grammar School War Memorial.
Canadian service records: http://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
STOCKDALE, Fred, aged 40, of the Canadian Infantry, son of the late Mr. Wm. Stockdale, of Austwick, killed in action Oct. 15, 1916.
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Corporal Fred STOCKDALE
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Canadian Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 1st Canadian Division
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Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman, Clitheroe)
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Page from the First World War ‘Book of Remembrance’: Corporal Fred [Frederick] Stockdale
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman, Clitheroe)
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24 November 1916
STOCKDALE – Killed in action, October 15th, 1916, Pte. Fred Stockdale, Canadian Infantry, youngest son of the late Mr. Wm. Stockdale, Austwick, aged 40 years.
24 November 1916
AUSTWICK
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Pte. Fred Stockdale, youngest son of the late Mr. William Stockdale, of Austwick. In July 1915, he joined the Canadian Infantry and was drafted to England in November, and after a course of training at Bramsholt Camp, Hants, went to France in April 1916. When in action in May he was wounded in the neck with shrapnel, and after being in hospital three weeks he rejoined his battalion. He was in the ‘Big Push’ in July and remained in the firing line until he was killed in action on the 15th October. He was 40 years of age and was educated at Giggleswick and Leeds Grammar Schools. In 1894 he emigrated to Canada and became a most successful farmer. He made several trips to the old country, the last being in 1914. It was his intention to return to England after the war and retire in the neighbourhood of his old home. He is the first Austwick born lad who has made the supreme sacrifice for his King and Country.
19 April 1918
AUSTWICK
Private Fred Stockdale (deceased) has had the Military Medal awarded for bravery in the field. His brother, Mr. Robert Stockdale, received the medal about a fortnight ago. The deceased soldier was a native of the village, and the youngest son of the late Mr. W. Stockdale. He emigrated to Canada in 1894, and became a successful farmer. He joined the Canadian Infantry in July, 1915, and was killed on the Western Front on October 15th, 1916.
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