Frank Hayes was born in Mosbro, Derbyshire in 1896 to Henry and Ruth Hayes with his brother Harry and sisters Annie, and Ruth Hayes. They lived on Mosbro Moor according to Ancestry 1901 Census Piece number 3258, Folio 186, page 29.
On the 1911 Census Frank aged 16 lived with his mum, brother and sisters at 8 Station Road Mosbro, Derbyshire.
He followed in his father’s footsteps as a Coal Miner.
Frank joined the 6th (Service) Battalion York and Lancashire regiment, his regimental number was 20009.
Frank was killed in Action on 21 August 1915 at Gallipoli in the Balkan Theatre of War.
He was buried at Helles Memorial Cemetery at Gallipoli Canakkale, Turkey, marked in an unknown grave.
These are lists of individuals commemorated on memorials or screen walls and reflect the details and layout inscribed on the panels. Individuals are commemorated in this way when their loss has been officially declared by their relevant service but there is no known burial for the individual, or in circumstances where graves cannot be individually marked, or where the grave site has become inaccessible and unmaintainable.
The British Army Medal Roll Index Card listed above is the Medals which Frank would have received.
PIP, SQUEAK & WILFRED MEDALS THE DEATH PENNY
FRANK HAYES EFFECTS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO HIS FAMILY.
Credit to: https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk; https://www.cwgc.org; www.ancestry.co.uk/ typed and collated by Linda Taylor February 2018
