Reeve, Frederick Albert

Summary

Father: Arthur Reeve
Mother: Emily Joslin

Birth: 1897, Broomfield or Chelmsford, Essex
Birth Source: Census & Birth Index

Death: 14 Apr 1917
Death Source: War Dead

Spouse1:

Narrative

Frederick Albert Reeve's birth was registered in December quarter 1897 in Chelmsford, no mother's maiden name given in the index.

In 1901, Frederick was age 3, born in Broomfield, Essex, living in Broomfield, in his mother Emily's household. He had a sister Nellie born in 1887 whose baptism states that her parents were Arthur and Emily. The census indicates that the two siblings between himself and Nellie were born in Florida in the United States. And the Soldiers Died in the Great War database states Frederick was as well.

In 1911, Frederick (13) and his mother Emily were boarders in the household of John Smith in Chelmsford.

Frederick was a soldier in the Essex Regiment during World War I. The Pension Ledger and Index card states he died 14 Apr 1917, service number 32991, and gives mother's name as Emily.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry states the following:
REEVE, Pte. Frederick Albert, 32991. 1st Bn. Essex Regt. 14th April, 1917. Age 19. Son of Mrs. E. Reeve, of 9, Baker St., Chelmsford, Essex.

Research Notes

Note that oddly, the record for the Soldiers Died in the Great War database states he was born in Florida in the United States. No other record supports that, although some of his older siblings were according to the census.

Sources

Birth:          GRO Index   -   1897, December quarter, Chelmsford Registration District
Death:        Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1918 (FindMyPast)
                     CWGC    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1620393/frederick-albert-reeve/

1901 Census: RG13, Piece 1673, Folio 121 face, Page 1, Schedule 2
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 10054, Reg. Dist. 194, Reg. SD 2, ED 9, Schedule 110

UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 (Ancestry), Reference Number: 11/Pp/53997/D/97
UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 (Ancestry)

From Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1918 at FindMyPast

First name(s)       Frederick Albert
Last name           Reeve
Rank                Private
Service number      32991
Battalion           1st Battalion.
Regiment            Essex Regiment
Birth place         Florida, U.S.A.
Residence           Chelmsford
Enlistment place    Chelmsford
Death day           14
Death month         4
Death year          1917
Death place         France & Flanders
Theatre of war      Western European Theatre
Cause of death      Killed in action
Record set          Soldiers Died In The Great War 1914-1919
Category            Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory         First World War
Collections from    Great Britain, UK None