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Pte. Frank Brindle
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire
(d.25th April 1918)
My great uncle Frank Brindle was the youngest son of my grandma's family. He was 18 years and 1 month old when he enlisted at Chorley on 15th September 1917, he was posted to the Army Reserve until the 16th September 1917 He was then mobilised and was posted on 19th October 1917 to the 6th (Res) Lancashire Fusiliers - there are two numbers S/170266 and 45794 - then he was transferred to the Durham Light Infantry from 53rd (YS) at Scarborough on 9th January 1918, service number 81384. He was killed in action in Flanders on 25th April 1918. Frank is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial and is remembered with honour.