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Information update: Frank Clifford Wade & John W Barran

16/4/2014

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Sadly there are still a number of soldiers who died during both wars for whom we dont have service information or a known final resting place. We can announce that Lance Corporal Frank Clifford Wade and Private John William Barran have been identified from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission archives, and their details have been added to our memorial. Lance Corporal Wade died serving his country on the 27th of September 1916. He was a member of 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) and a former pupil at Pudsey Grammar School. Private Barran died during the Somme offensive on the 4th July 1916 whilst serving as a member of 11th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment. He had previously worked in the Iron foundries of Stanningley. They are commemorated along with forty other men of Pudsey on the Thiepval memorial in the Somme, France. (thanks to Jim Humphries for the assist).
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stephanie Naylor
1/7/2016 05:48:45 pm

Lance Corporal Frank Clifford Wade was my great-uncle & I am trying to find out more information about him as my dad - who is named after him and is now 89yrs - does not seem to know much about him -except he said he was a boxer! It's great to find useful information such as this. Does anyone have any photos...?

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GRAHAM WADE
4/11/2018 09:47:09 am

Hi

He was my great uncle too. Whilst we don't have a photo we have a boxing medal and a .303 bullet case with a pen knife. My uncle is also called Frank Clifford Wade as he was named after his uncle.

Graham

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Sharon Naylor
4/12/2018 12:34:35 pm

Hi Graham I am Stephanie’s sister, Sharon. So Frank Clifford Wade is also my great uncle too. So pleased to find out a bit more about Frank. Thank you! Apparently we do have a photo. Somehow we can try and share it. Best wishes to your mum and dad David and Rita


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