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Belgium, Coldstream Guards, Dobbs Street, First World War, France, Frederick Keyte, Merridale Arms, Merridale Street, Middlesex, St Paul's Church
The son of Frederick and Sarah Ellen Keyte, Frederick was born in 1883 in Wolverhampton, and was baptised in St Paul’s Church on 8 July 1883. In 1891, they were living at the Merridale Arms in Merridale Street, Wolverhampton, along with Frederick’s brothers William George and Albert James. Frederick’s mother, Sarah, died in 1897. By 1901 he was living with his widowed father and brothers at 18 Merridale Street. Frederick was working as a brewers clerk. They were at 13 Dobbs Street, Wolverhampton in 1911, and Frederick was now a hotel manager. On 3 August 1916, Frederick married Florence Jane Denham in St Mary le Strand in Middlesex.
Frederick enlisted in the 13th Company, 3rd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards (service number 16789). Unfortunately he was killed in action in France on 23 September 1916, not long after his wedding. He is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium.
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The research for this post was carried out by remote volunteer, Jacky de Escofet.