Frederick John Sulston
1892-1977
Known as Frank.
Father Nm: John Sulston b. 1861Chinnor.
Mother Nm:Louisa Laskell b. 1860 Chinnor.
Marriage Dt:1913 Aylesbury RD to Beatrice Blinco
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Spouse comments: Beatrice Blincowe [4420] born 1893 Aylesbury M.Q. mother Turner d 1988 Aylesbury Vale
1901 Census Aylesbury
Name | Age | Birthplace | Relationship | Occupation |
John SULSTON | 40 | Chinnor | Head | Owner Cartage business |
Louisa SULSTON | 41 | Chinnor | Wife | |
Frederick John SULSTON | 8 | Aylesbury | Son | |
Ernest SULSTON | 12 | Aylesbury | Son | |
Aline Gertrude SULSTON | 11 | Aylesbury | Daughter | |
Edward Foster J SULSTON | 6 | Aylesbury | Son |
1911
- 15 Apr. Enlisted in the Royal Bucks Hussars (RBH) as a Territorial ie to attend annual training camps etc. Working for his father as a Cartage Contractor.
1912-1914
- Attended RBH camps two in 1912, in 1913 and one in May 1914 before becoming embodied into the RBH
WW1
Frederick John (Frank) Sulston 1892, Aylesbury, Lance Corporal, 681, Royal Bucks Hussars, 1/1st Bucks Yeomanry, Corps of Hussars.
1914
- 4 Aug. The RBH and its men mobilised at Buckingham.
- Sept. In September 1914 the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars were transferred to Egypt with the 2nd Mounted Division.
1915
- 8 Apr. Frank appears by his records to have embarked to join the 1/1st Bucks Yeomanry in Egypt.
- 21 Apr. Disembarked at Alexandria.
- 14 Aug. The 1/1st were dismounted and sent to Gallipoli in August.
- 21 Aug. Wounded at The Battle for Scimitar Hill. “The Battle of Scimitar Hill was the last offensive mounted by the British at Suvla during the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. It was also the largest single-day attack ever mounted by the Allies at Gallipoli, involving three divisions. The purpose of the attack was to remove the immediate Ottoman threat from the exposed Suvla landing and to link with the Anzac sectors to the south. Launched on August 21, 1915, to coincide with the simultaneous attack on Hill 60, it was a costly failure, in which the Turks were forced to use all their reserves in “severe and bloody fighting” far into the night, with some Turkish trenches lost and retaken twice.”Frank sustained injuries in this battle (shrapnel in the shoulder). Franks battalion lost 34 men killed on this day.
- 2 Sept. Reported wounded and likely being treated at No 3 Canadian Hospital on Lemnos Island.
- 11 Sept. In England the Bucks Herald reports Franks wounding reports rank as Corporal which is incorrect.
- 25 Sept. A report in the Bucks Advertiser and Free Press reports Frank wounded with shrapnel in the shoulder and at British Base Hospital, West Mudros, Island of Lemnos Greece.MEF.
- 19 Oct. Frank was invalided home to the 1st Southern General Hospital in Birmingham.
- December 1915. Frank was terminated/discharged in 1916 (4-year agreement fulfilled), he was assessed as 20% disabled from his injuries.
Sources
- Army records for Frank Sulston are copyrighted and held by National archives.
Medals
Frank was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British and Victory medals.
1917
Frank was immediately upon recovery from his wounds back at work in the family Cartage business on Walton St. Aylesbury. One news item shows that in 1917 Frank was despite his honourable discharge from the Territorials still being considered for enlistment again.
1920 Advertisment for Cartage Business
1939 Census 5 Walton Dene , Aylesbury
FIRST NAME(S) | LAST NAME(S) | DOB | SEX | OCCUPATION | MARITAL STATUS | ||||
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Frederick J | Sulston | 12 Mar 1892 | Male | Haulage Removal Contractors Employed | Married | ||||
Beatrice | Sulston | 18 Dec 1892 | Female | Unpaid Domestic Duties | Married | ||||
Edward J | Hewitt | 31 Jan 1915 | Male | Motor Fitter Heavy Goods Lorry Driver | Single |