Private Arthur Frary

Army Number : 2257

Battalion : 1/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Ordsall, Retford, Nottinghamshire. Son of James and Ellen Frary, of 30, Ollerton Road, Retford. He was a rubber presser for the Northern Rubber Company prior to enlisting 8th September 1914 at Retford. He went to France 2nd March 1915 and was killed in action 12th April 1915, aged 22, by a German sniper, whilst serving in the line at Kemmel, Belgium.

Buried: Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium. Row E. Grave 56.

Private Arthur Frary is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Retford Market Square War Memorial, Retford, Nottinghamshire.
St. Swithin’s Church War Memorial, Retford, Nottinghamshire.