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252217 Gnr. Frederick Heatley British Army 405th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from:Manchester (d.26th Jul 1917) Frederick Heatley was born on 16th August 1892 in Carlisle to James and Catherine Heatley, shortly after that his family moved to Manchester. Frederick married Ann Burnside on the 11th September 1911. The couple had 3 children (Frederick, Joseph and Jane). Frederick signed up for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 16th November 1914, he was 23 years and 3 months old. He was sent to Weymouth on the 4th December 1914 and joined the 30th Siege Battery in February 1915. In March he moved to the 28th Siege Battery and was sent to France with the British Expeditionary Force on 11th of August 1915. He was imprisoned for 1 month in June 1916 for being Absent without leave, drunkenness and conduct to the prejudice of good order. While confined he damaged his cell and was ordered to pay 20 Francs in damages. Frederick's soldier's record states that he developed haemoptysis (coughing up blood) in the field on 21st October 1916 and was sent to England from Boulogne on the ship HS Jan Breydel. He returned back to depot then on to Tilshead in Wiltshire, following which he joined the 405th Siege Battery in March 1917. Gunner Heatley died on 26th of July 1917, he is buried at Lindehoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Kemmel in Belgium. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**