Private 20601 Fredrick Dyball is believed to have lost his life when the ship, the “Royal Edward” was torpedoed & sunk on the 13th of August 1915. The troops she carried consisted mainly of reinforcements for the 29th Division, and detachments of the Royal Army Medical Corps. 1000 men were belived killed with 600 being rescued from the sea. On board with Frederick was another Hickling man, Edward Gibbs, who was also killed.

David Belsten