Stanford Rivers – Frederick Charles Talbot

Frederick Charles Talbot

Captain. He was killed on 9 October 1917.
He went to France in August 1914 with the 1st Cavalry Brigade.
He was later gazetted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Tank Corps.

He has no known grave and is commemorated on the
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

He was awarded the Médaille Militaire (France)
and was Mentioned in Despatches.

He was born circa 1885 and was the son of William and Eliza Talbot,
of Toot Hill. He was married to Violet May Talbot, of
113 Jermyn Street, St James's, London.

He is commemorated on the war memorial at
St Mary’s Church, Moreton, and there is also a wooden
memorial board to him inside the church.

TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY

OF CAPTAIN
FREDERICK CHARLES TALBOT
TANK CORPS

KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF POELCAPPELLE

OCTOBER 9TH 1917