8th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
17/08/1890
Died:
09/09/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
27
Summary
Charles Frederick Marshall was the son of Charles and Mary Marshall. Frederick was born in Sixmilecross, County Tyrone about 1889. His father was a teacher at a National School. Frederick attended the Royal School Dungannon. Frederick emigrated to the United States of America. In 1914 Frederick returned to Ireland to enlist. Private Charles Frederick Marshall was serving with ‘A’ Company of the 8th Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers when he was killed in action on Saturday 9th September 1916 in France.
The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, next to the village of Thiepval, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929). Each year a major ceremony is held at the memorial on 1 July.
