His story
Geoffrey Martin Friend was a agricultural labourer.
He was the son of Edward and Winnie Friend.
He served in the Army Veterinary Corps under number 27026 and later in the Labour Corps under number 394908.
He died on 25 December 1917, aged 26. He is buried in Kenwyn (St. Keyne) Churchyard.
Find a Grave identifies his parents as Edward Philip and Minnie Collier Friend, née Amos; the research register names Edward and Winnie. The memorial gives Stonehouse as his birthplace and Truro as his place of death. These fuller details remain attributed to that account.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Agricultural Labourer
- Family
- Son of Edward and Winnie Friend.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 27026
- Corps or service
- Labour Corps
- Earlier service
- Army Veterinary Corps, service number 27026
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 25 December 1917
- Age
- 26
- Cemetery or memorial
- Kenwyn (St. Keyne) Churchyard
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 281
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Geoffrey Martin Friend”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/friend-geoffrey-martin-27026/.
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