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CWM 19920166-2207
CWM 19920166-2207

Gunner

Workman, Frederick John

Unit

8th Brigade

Branch

Canadian Field Artillery

Service Component

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Service Number

300958

birth

1894/12/21

Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, England

death

1917/05/12

Vimy Ridge, France

grave

Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France

Gender

Male

Frederick John Workman was born in Stroud, England, on 21 December 1894. He was the son of John and Mary Workman.

A railway clerk, Workman enlisted in the 35th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, in Montréal, Quebec, on 12 January 1916. He was sent to England, arriving there on 12 March 1916, and was shipped to France on 14 June 1916. Workman’s unit later moved to Belgium.

Workman died of wounds at No. 23 Casualty Clearing Station on 12 May 1917. The circumstances of his wounding are currently unknown.

Frederick John Workman is buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, in France.

The Canadian War Museum’s Collection includes the following artifacts for this recipient