Project Description
ERNEST TOM FRANKLIN 1886–1953
Born May 28th 1886 in Pontesbury, Shropshire
Married 1922 to Mabel Lucas in Bingham
Died 1953, Leicester
1891 Census
Age 4 living with father Philip 44 a gardener, mother Hannah 44, brother Philip 15 an assistant and sister Sarah 11 at school. They lived in Pontesbury, Shropshire.
1901 Census
Age 14 working on a farm and living with father Philip a banksman at the pit and mother Hannah. They are still living in Pontesbury, Shropshire.
1911 Census
Age 24 employed as a gardener and living with parents Philip and Hannah. His parents had 8 children but only 4 survived. They lived in a house with 4 rooms at 6 Plealey Cottages, Pontesford, Shropshire.
Military Service
Rank: Able Seaman, previously Ordinary Seaman
Military Unit: 4th (Collingwood) Battalion, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division
Service No: Z/4745
Theatre of War: France and Flanders
Enlisted: 22 November 1915
Address: West End Villas, Radcliffe on Trent. Occupation: Wheelwright. Height 5ft 9ins, complexion fair, hair dark brown, eyes grey. Religion: Church of England. Next of kin: Father, Philip Franklin, Ford, Nr Shrewsbury.
4.12.15: Attached to 4th Battalion
7.3.16: Drafted from Sea Service Company (545 MT) to Portsmouth.
Medals Awarded: British War and Victory
Military Personnel Address on 1918 Electoral Register
Hogg Lane, Radcliffe on Trent
1922 Electoral Register
Notts. County Asylum, Saxondale, Notts.
Other information
Ernest Franklin was dismissed from Notts County Mental Hospital in April 1922, following involvement in a strike by nursing and house staff.
From the 1939 Register
Address: The Cottage, Kirkby Road, Sutton in Ashfield
Occupation: gardener
Air Raid Precautions warden
Household: living with wife Mabel born 15.4.1895
Reasons for inclusion on Radcliffe on Trent Roll of Honour
Lived in Radcliffe on Trent.