Francis George Shearman of Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, enlisted with the Territorial Army in March 1912, one month before his 21st birthday.
He left for France on 15 April 1915 from Southampton, arriving in Le Havre on 16 April 1915. Frank served as a driver in the Royal Field Artillery and was seriously wounded in action on 22 October 1916. He died of the wounds received on 24 October 1916 and his grave is in Couin British Cemetery.

Maureen Wilkins