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Jesse Frankland |
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Age
29
Married with 1 child Gunner
106624 died
of wounds on
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Jesse was the second
son of Mr and Mrs Robert Frankland of Bury Row, Sabden.
Jesse attended the village’s County School and Baptist Church.
At the age of fifteen he began work at Messrs J Stuttard and
Sons, Cobden Mill as a weaver. Jesse was an active
member of village life being involved in the Dramatic Society of the
Baptist School, and played for both Sabden Football and Cricket Clubs,
where he was considered one of the best batters in the Ribblesdale
Cricket League. Jesse joined the army
in 1916; his two brothers Richard and Joseph were already serving in
France. While still in
training in England, he learnt the news that his younger brother Joseph
had been killed in France. Jesse
himself was hospitalized twice while serving in the front line, once
from wounds and the other suffering from rheumatism. In July 1917, Jesse
managed to spend an evening with his older brother Richard in the
Belgium town of Ypres. The day after whilst returning to the front line, Jesse was
caught by an exploding shell and suffered over a dozen severe wounds.
He spent the next twelve months in a military hospital at
Whitchurch, England after which he was given an honourable discharge
from the army. He returned
home to his wife Leah and three year old child (who died twelve months
later from diphtheria) in Clitheroe Road, Sabden.
After being home only three weeks, Jesse passed away from septic
poisoning caused by his wounds. Jesse Frankland was
buried at the Sabden Baptist Burial Ground. In Sabden he has been remembered on both the School and Church Plaques. |
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