British Army Veterinary Corps
Fritz Prewett DARNELL
Sergeant
Died 3 November 1918 · Aged 27*
Age discrepancy: Age 27 is used here from the retained casualty text. The screenshot review of Find a Grave memorial 68922316 records a headstone age of 29. The inscription needs a fresh image check. We have not been able to confirm which age is correct.
His story
Fritz Prewett Darnell worked as a farmer.
He was recorded living in Newport Pagnell in 1911.
Son of Frederick and Agnes Eliza Darnell, of Upper Farm, Sharnbrook.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number TT/03432. His recorded unit was East Anglian Divisional Veterinary Hospital (Huntingdon).
He died on 3 November 1918, aged 27. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Sharnbrook (St. Peter) Churchyard.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Residence recorded
- Newport Pagnell
- Family
- Son of Frederick and Agnes Eliza Darnell, of Upper Farm, Sharnbrook.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/03432
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- East Anglian Divisional Veterinary Hospital (Huntingdon)
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 3 November 1918
- Age
- 27*
- Cemetery or memorial
- Sharnbrook (St. Peter) Churchyard
- Grave reference
- East of Church.
Connected men
- William March PAGEAlso buried at Sharnbrook (St. Peter) Churchyard
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 456
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Fritz Prewett Darnell”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/darnell-fritz-prewett-tt-03432/.
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