Born: 1884, Bradford
Died: 20 October 1917, Wimmeraux
Buried: Wimmeraux Communal Cemetery
Address: 17 Dallam Street, Undercliffe
Parents: Wright & Mary, nee Hurd
Spouse: Florrie, nee Peachy
Siblings: three brothers, four sisters
Occupation: Stone Mason
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Sapper
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour:
Children: Morris, Harry, Mary, Doris
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Frank Firth
Frank Firth was born in 1884 in
Bradford, the fifth of eight children
of Wright and Mary, nee Hurd.
By 1901 the family had moved to 3
Mint Street, Undercliffe and Frank
at 17 years of age was working as a
carter for a plumber.
On the 2nd of December 1905 at St
Peter Parish Churchm, Frank
married Florrie Peachy, 21 year of
age, a laundress of 9 Mint Street
and the daughter of Charles Peachy,
a woolsorter. Frank was also 21
years of age and he gave his
occupation as a stone mason and
his address as 1091 Otley Road.
Frank and Florrie went
to live at 17 Dallam
Street, Undercliffe
where their four
children were born,
Morris in 1907, Harry
in 1908, Mary in 1909
and Doris in 1912.
Frank enlisted on the
15th of January 1917 as
Sapper 228175 in the
307th Road
Construction of the
Royal Engineers.
The war of 1914-1918 relied on
engineering. Without engineers
there would have been
no supply to the armies
because the RE’s
maintained the railways,
roads, water supply,
bridges and transport.
Nothing is known about
Frank’s service or how
he came to be injured
but he died in hospital at
Wimereux, France on
the 30th October 1917.
He was 34 years of age.
Frank is buried at Wimmeraux
Communal Cemetery.
Wimereux was the headquarters of
the Queen Mary's Army Auxilliary
Corps during the First World War.
From October 1914 onwards,
Wimereux formed an important
hospital centre and until June 1918
the medical units at Wimereux used
the communal cemetery for burials.
He left his effects to his widow
Florrie who received £8/14/2d on
the 7th February 1918 and a War
Gratuity of £3.0.0d on the 20th
November 1919.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
