Frederick enlisted on 7th December 1915. He was 38 years old, a clerk by trade, and living at 18 Essex Place, Hackney Road, London at the time. He was sent to Army Reserve but mobilized on 5th June 1917 and posted to "S" Coy. He remained in Blackpool until 13th July 1917. He was admitted into the Queen Alexandra Barrack Hospital, Milbank on 11th January 1918 suffering with Lobar Pneumonia but his condition became steady worse each day. He died at 10.10p.m. Frederick was the husband of Nellie Croucher of 7 Talavera Place, Whiston Street, Shoreditch, London.