George Henry Fradd 1895

George Henry Fradd was born on 02 Mar 1895 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. He was an only child to John Francis Fradd and Bessie nee Lobb.

In 1901 George was staying with his mother’s parents in the village of Tregonetha in the civil parish of St Wenn; 7 miles west of his birth place.
In 1911 George was living in Lanivet, a village situated approximately 2 ¹⁄₂ miles southwest of Bodmin. At age 16 his occupation was listed as a carpenter. 
George enlisted into the Royal Naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.) on the 30^th December 1915 and was listed as an Air Mechanic [Navy] on the Register of Seamen's Services; official number: F210280.

His civil occupation at the time of enlisting was a policeman and his height was recorded as 6 feet 0 and 3/4 inches. He also had identifying scars on his left leg and groin.

Presumably, George wanted to fly which saw him transferred to the Royal Air Force (R.A.F)

He was discharged on the 25^th January 1918 and joined the 'Army' the next day after 25 months in the Royal Naval Air Service. An interesting fact noted was that he stated his height as 5 feet 11 1/2 inches; maybe there was a height restriction for pilots over 6 feet tall.

He eventually transferred to R.A.F. as Private 2nd Class on the 1^st April 1918 and was appointed as Flight Cadet on the 17^th of June 1918 and was stationed at Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

He married Elsie May Oliver on 29^th of November 1919 in The Parish Church of St Andrew, Stockwell, London. They has one issue, a daughter, Kathleen Joan Fradd who was born in 1923. 

George returned to policing upon leaving the R.A.F. at least up until 1949 where he was a Sergeant at Polzeath in North Cornwall.

He died in June 1974 in Penzance, Cornwall, England; 15 years after his wife Elsie. 

Charles Henry Fradd 1885

Charles Henry Fradd was born in the last quarter of 1885 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales to Josiah Thomas Moulsworth Oliver Fradd and Mary Ann nee Way.
Charles was the second eldest son and had 6 siblings; 4 sisters and 2 brothers.
The England and Wales Census off 1911 shows elder sister Fanny and Charles Fradd were visiting their younger brother George in Central Cardiff, Wales. Charles’ occupation was Sailor.
According to records, Charles went to sea as a 15 year old in 1900 and served in the British Merchant Navy during World War 1 receiving the Mercantile Marine and British War Medals.

 

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Mercantile Marine Memorial Scroll & Issue packet for Mercantile Marine Medal

He married Ada West who was from Swansea, Wales in October 1915 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
He was listed on a manifest as a 40 year old Steward and crew member arriving aboard the ‘Elaine Llewellyn’ into Boston, USA from Cardiff, Wales in 1926.
He was listed on a manifest as a 60 year old Chief Steward and crew member arriving aboard the steam ship ‘Imperial Valley’ into New York USA from Colombo, Ceylon in 1945.
He died on the 2^nd September 1959 where his address was Darklands Cottage, Symonds Yat, Herefordshire, England leaving £240 to his widow Ada who died 5 years later in 1964.