Rank
Second Lieutenant
Firstname
Lionel
Lastname
Franks
Battalion
8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
Notes

“C” Coy. 4th Battalion. attached. 8th Battalion , Official intimation has been received of the death from wounds of Second,Lieutenant Lionel Franks, only son of Mr. and Mrs Franks, l8 Park Avenue. Hull, Second,Lieutenant Franks was wounded and it was feared that he would not recover. He was a popular young officer and had had a brilliant career at Hymers College Hull, where he was a member of the OTC. Before accepting a commission he was
with his father in business in Savile street.

Age
19
Residence
Hull
How Died
Died of Wounds
Date Died
05 May 1917
Memorial
Officers, B. 6. 2. ST. SEVER Cemetery, ROUEN
Next of Kin
Son of Benn and Nellie Franks, of 18 Park Avenue, Hull.