Frank Stewart Shoosmith
Soldier Details
| Surname: | SHOOSMITH | 
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| Forenames: | Frank Stewart | |
| Date of Death: | Saturday, 21st August 1915 | |
| Regiment: | Bedfordshire | |
| Battalion: | 1st/5th | |
| Company: | - | |
| Rank: | Lieutenant | |
| Number: | - | |
| Cause of death: | Killed in action | |
| Age: | 21 | |
| Born: | - | |
| Enlisted: | - | |
| Resident: | Luton | |
| Theatre of War: | Gallipoli | |
| Buried/Commemorated: | Helles Memorial, Turkey | |
| Grave/Memorial Details: | Panel 54 and 218 | |
| Further information: | Son of Francis and Minnie Shoosmith, of Hart Hill, Luton. | |
| National Roll Information: | - | |
| Newspaper Articles: | - | |
| Regimental Letters/Books: | "The report of August 15th, 1915, says that Shoosmith had a charmed life that day. Practically all his N.C.O.'s and men were knocked out, and he was left with only one man to fight his gun, which he did with utmost gallantry. He swept the ground clear for our advance." | |