Frederick Sweeting

Story:
Frederick Sweeting was born in 1880 in High Easter, Dunmow, Essex, and was baptised there on 2 Jul 1880. He was the son of William Sweeting, an Agricultural Labourer, and Sophia Sweeting (nee Mead). The 1901 Census shows him boarding at Vine Cottage, London Road, Bolney, Cuckfield, Sussex, where he was employed as an Under Gamekeeper. On 4th February, 1905, he married Florence Maria Fairs and lived with his parents at High Easter, Essex. They had three children: two sons and a daughter. At the time of the 1911 Census, he was working as a gamekeeper and living at Chalk Cottage, High Easter, Essex. On 11th December, 1915, he enlisted in Blandford, Dorset, as a Gunner in the 275th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery (Service No. 91617). His enlistment papers recorded his address as Rushmore Park, Wiltshire, and his occupation as gamekeeper. He served in France & Flanders from 15 Mar 1917 and was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He was presumed killed in action from wounds on 29th September 1917 and his name appears on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 6 to 7 and 162). Later on, following his death, his widow Florence married Henry John Lattamore on 4 Dec 1918 at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, and continued to live at Rushmore Park. Frederick is remembered on the memorial inside the church at Berwick St. John.

He is also remembered in Tollard Royal, on the War Memorial and on the Roll of Honour to the "men of Tollard Royal and Rushmore" inside the Church of St. Peter and Vincula in the village.