Main CPGW Record
Surname: FRYARS
Forename(s): Reuben
Place of Birth: Rishton, Lancashire
Service No: 352221
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Labour Corps
Battalion / Unit: 36th Labour Coy
Division: ---
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1918-03-21
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. E. 42.
CWGC Cemetery: FAVREUIL BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Reuben Fryars was the son of Stephen and Betsy Fryars, née Barnes. Stephen was born at Galgate, Lancaster and Betsy at Accrington, Lancashire.
1901 Rishton, Lancashire Census: 91, Hermitage Street - Reuben Fryars, aged 3 years, born Rishton, son of Stephen and Betsy Fryars.
1911 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 47, Princess Street - Reuben Fryer, aged 13 years, born Rishton, Lancashire, son of Stephen and [stepson of] Sarah Fryer. [Stephen had married Sarah Phillips in 1906.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Reuben Fryars, 352221, Labour Corps.
A short biography of Reuben is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
FRYER, Reuben, aged 20 years, Labour Corps, 47, Colin Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action.
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Private Reuben FRYARS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Labour Corps
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