Fred Osey
View Fred on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission websiteService number:
27940
Rank:
Private
Service:
Leicestershire Regiment
Origin:
Date of birth:
March 1892
Date of death:
16 September 1918
Age at Death:
26
Known information
Fred Osey was a golf professional when he enlisted in Ketton at the start of the First World War. Born in Winchester, he was the stepson of John Brown of Ketton and living in the village with his wife Margaret Rose Padwick and their three children. He joined the 7th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and died of wounds on 16 September 1918. The battalion war diary for the day describes a long range attack and direct hit on his company which left two killed and nine wounded. Fred is buried in the small Five Points Cemetery, Lechelle, grave C.3, near where he was killed, and he is remembered on Ketton's war memorial.
Thank you to glynne for the information posted below.
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Fred was born March 1892 and was 26 years old when he died. His address in 1916 was Bull Lane, Ketton, nr Stamford, Lincs. His 3 children were Vina Rose (b. 1911 d. 1999), Walter Fred (b. 1913 d. 1984) & Ivy Margaret (b. 1915 d. 1994 in Winchester). Margaret Rose, his wife, (b. 1889 d. 1952 in Winchester)
By glynne on Friday 17th October '14 at 12:15pm
We visited Freds' grave Saturday 7/5/2016. Surprised as to how remote the site was, but well worth the effort. (well done to our sat nav.)
By glynne on Monday 16th May '16 at 10:26am
Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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