Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Vis-En-Artois Memorial | Panel 3 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Born in Over, Cheshire in 1879, the second son of Joseph and Sarah Viggor. Frank lodged at 8 Richmond Terrace, Station Road, Whitchurch before moving close by to Laurel Mount in Station Road. He was an ironmonger (1910) with a shop in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Ironmonger (1910).Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 10th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) |
10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion Formed at Sollum in Egypt on 1 February 1917 from two dismounted Yeomanry Regiments. February 1917 : attached to 230th Brigade, 74th Division. Moved to France. |
| Action : The Battles of the Hindenburg Line and associated actions |
12 September - 12 October 1918. As the momentum of the British advance continued it was clear that the Hindenburg Line defences offered the greatest threat to further advances. It was highly likely that the magnificently engineered defence system would re-establish the status quo of static trench warfare. However a series of magnificent actions at Havrincourt and Epehy paved the way for dramatic crossings of the Canal du Nord and the St Quentin Canal by early October. Both canals had been integrated into the Hindenburg Line system and their capture effectively broke the defensive capability of the system. Soon afterwards the British were attacking at Cambrai (again) and then by mid October were pursuing the Germans to the River Selle.
Detail :
Service No.: G/24588. Private.
According to the Battalion War Diary and other records, Frank was killed in action on 18th September 1918 when his battalion was shelled by British artillery which fell short. The battalion suffered 13 killed and a further 48 wounded.
Whitchurch Herald 16th November 1918 "The sad news that Mr F Viggor, late of Messrs Tupling & Viggor Ironmongers of Whitchurch, has been killed in action in France was received last weekend with very sincere regrets by many personal friends in Whitchurch, and also customers of the firm, to whom he was courteous and obliging. The town has lost by his death a respected tradesman. The gallant soldier came to Whitchurch from Little Budworth, Tarporley, and joined Mr Tupling in the Ironmongery and Coal business in May 1909. He entered the Army in April 1917 in the transport section, later being passed for the infantry and was posted to the 10th Battalion East Kent Regiment. He trained in Edinburgh and afterwards served in the firing line in Egypt, Palestine and France. He was reported missing on September 21st, and has since been reported killed in action on that date. He leaves an elder brother and two sisters, his mother died whilst he was in Egypt."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | John Brunner No. 2799 E.C. | Cheshire |
| Joined : | St Alkmund No. 2311 E.C. | Shropshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th April 1910 | 18th May 1910 | 20th September 1910 |
Joined St Alkmund No. 2311 E.C. from John Brunner Lodge No. 2799 on 11th December 1913.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley