Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Rifle Brigade
Date of death
17 August 1917
Age of death
20
Address
2 Rose House, Rose Cottages
Albert Road
South Woodford
Woodford
RED
E18 1LE
Address source
1911 Census
Local memorial
Cemetery / Memorial
Belgium
Biography
Fred Roland Ide was born in 1897 to George (an auctioneer's clerk, and later a Land Company Secretary) and Mary Ide. Fred was the eldest of ten children.
By 1911, Fred was aged 14 and living at home with his parents and siblings at 2 Rose House, Rose Cottages, Albert Road, South Woodford.
Fred joined the 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, and was sent to the Western Front. He was injured and consequently died of his wounds on 17th August 1917. Fred was buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery.
Research by Redbridge Museum
Sources:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Ancestry.com