War Memorial
Frederick Healey was born at Woodburn in Buckinghamshire, the son of George and Elizabeth Healy, who made their home at Woodburn Common. As a young man he moved to Kent and settled in Leigh, and it was from there that he went to Tonbridge to enrol for military service during the First World War.
He served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. His first service number, 4750, was later replaced by 201605. In recognition of his wartime service he qualified for two campaign medals.
On 26 September 1917, at the age of 35, Frederick was killed in action. He was one of 59 men of the Suffolk Regiment to lose their lives that day. He lies buried in Haggle Dump Cemetery at Ieper in Belgium.
At home, Frederick left his wife Laura Louisa, whose maiden name was Munson, living at Blackhoath in Leigh, along with their five children. Searches of pension records have unfortunately revealed no details relating to his family's claim.
Frederick is commemorated on the Leigh War Memorial. This profile draws on the Soldiers Died in the Great War CD for regimental deaths and was prepared by the village's local history society, with the page last updated on 26 October 2007.