Hi , another puzzle .....going on the basis that most of these young men were born between 1885 and 1895 I tried the 1891 and 1901 census for John Frost, and came up with a family of John and Eliza with children living in Bridge St , Downham. By 1911 the family are in Downham west but no sign of John ......however the Medal Cards show a John William originally Corp 19th Hussars , who was later commissioned into the Northants Regt .....he was commissioned in April 1917 . No happy ending here, the Matron of Templeton House , Roehampton , forwards the claim of 2nd Lt JW Frost to 1914 star, in Dec 1917 , and Mrs J W applies for medals due to her LATE son ,. he died in March 1919 . And the address given for Mrs J W Frost is 2/ Wisbech Road, Norfolk. but alongside that is 12 Eden Vale , Sunderland. in a later hand ...... What does the list make of this man ? is he the missing John Frost on our memorial ? His mother was Eliza Frost but her husband had been a John Frost so would she call herself Mrs J W as widow ? is that even relevant ? life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=///

Hi Elizabeth I could not find a Vera FROST or marriage to one, different names at that address in 1911 This man has a Military Cross and I would have expected that to be mentioned on a memorial, is it? UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 about John William Frost Name: John William Frost Death Date: 23 Mar 1919 Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: Northamptonshire Regiment Battalion: 2nd Battalion Decoration: MC Type of Casualty: Died From the CWGC FROST, JOHN WILLIAM Rank: Lieutenant Date of Death: 23/03/1919 Age: 29 Regiment/Service: Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Awards: M C Grave Reference I1. 224. Cemetery OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY Additional Information: Husband of Vera Frost, of 12, Eden Vale, Sunderland. Supplement to the London Gazette 17th January 1919 (p)873 North'n R - 2nd Lt. J.W. Frost, M.C., to be Lt. 8th Oct. 1918. Lt. J.W. Frost, M.C., is placed on the h.p. list on account of ill health caused by wounds. 18th Jan 1919. (h.p. = Half Pay) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 02/03/2014 14:45, elizabeth howard wrote: > Hi , another puzzle .....going on the basis that most of these > young men were born between 1885 and 1895 I tried the 1891 and 1901 > census for John Frost, and came up with a family of John and Eliza > with children living in Bridge St , Downham. By 1911 the family are > in Downham west but no sign of John ......however the Medal Cards > show a John William originally Corp 19th Hussars , who was later > commissioned into the Northants Regt .....he was commissioned in > April 1917 . No happy ending here, the Matron of Templeton House , > Roehampton , forwards the claim of 2nd Lt JW Frost to 1914 star, in > Dec 1917 , and Mrs J W applies for medals due to her LATE son ,. he > died in March 1919 . And the address given for Mrs J W Frost is 2/ > Wisbech Road, Norfolk. but alongside that is 12 Eden Vale , > Sunderland. in a later hand ...... What does the list make of this > man ? is he the missing John Frost on our memorial ? His mother > was Eliza Frost but her husband had been a John Frost so would she > call herself Mrs J W as widow ? is that even relevant ?