LIEUT F.S.WALDUCK
Frederick Selwyn Walduck
Born Kings Norton 15/6/1897
Son of Henry James Walduck & Gertrude Helen Walduck (nee Barklam)
Educated at Bromsgrove School 1908-14 & then at Birmingham University
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd South Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery-TF 3/5/15
To France in June 1915 & served with 3rd Warwickshire Field Battery, RFA-TF
Awarded the Military Cross (MC LG 13/5/18):'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On a tunnel in which the personnel of the battery were sheltering being blown in, he volunteered to lead a party for 400 yards over a shell-swept area to aid in extricating the buried men. Though the whole area was being heavily shelled, he continued to dig in order to extricate the buried men until his task was completed. He displayed marked courage, determination and contempt of danger.'
Also Mentioned in Despatches (MID LG 7/7/19) for his service with 'B' Battery, 108th Army Brigade, RFA
Post-war he joined 68th Brigade, RFA-TA
Died at the Vale of Clwyd Sanatorium, Llanbedr Hall, Ruthin, North Wales 18/10/22
Commemorated in the UK on Aston Fields War Memorial & on Bromsgrove School WW1 Memorial
For some biographical details - Click here
His Officers Papers exist at TNA but we have not checked them Ref: WO 374/70980
With copy of his Medal Index Card, 2 Medal Rolls, 7 page Digital File of supporting research documentation
Condition: On long old silk ribbon, GVF
Note: MC Ribbon & MID Emblem images are for illustrative purposes only
