Lance Corporal Frederick Budge
64 Division, Motor Transport (MT) Company, Army Service Corps (ASC)
Died in Military Service
Date of Birth: 17 May 1885
Place of Birth: Devonport, Plymouth, Devon
Date of Death: 2nd August 1919, aged 33
Buried: Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany. Remembered on Seafront Memorial and St. James' Memorial Window, Teignmouth, Devon
Awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Lance Corporal Frederick Budge age 33.
Born in Devonport, Devon on 17 May 1885 and baptised on 2 February 1886 at St. James' Church, Devonport, the son of William Symons Budge and Emma Cordellia Budge of 11 Cumberland Street, Devonport.
His father William was born in Devonport (1842-1903), he was a farmer. Frederick's mother was born Emma Cordellia Beer in Devonport (April 1855-1907).
In 1891 Frederick was shown with his parents and siblings living at Union Street, Plymouth and by 1901 he was living with his mother, brother and sister on Liggars Farm, Liskeard.
In 1911 he was one of four men working as butchers, living in the house of a their employer A. Hext and his family at 28 Fore Street, Teignmouth.
Frederick married Alice Leah Crook registered in Quarter 4, 1918 at Newton Abbot; she was later shown as a widow at Elm Cottage, Coombe Vale, Teignmouth.
Army Service Corps
Cap Badge
He appears to have joined the army in 1915 serving with Army Service Corps (ASC), service number S4 /158434; records show he was admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance group with trench fever on 18 May 1917 and discharged the next day to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Aubigny.
Frederick was with 64th Division Motor Transport Company, ASC, when he died on 2 August 1919. Buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.Remembered on Seafront Memorial and St. James' Memorial Window, Teignmouth.
Grave Inscription reads: "He Hath Fought The Good Fight The Beloved Husband Of A .L. Budge".
The Army Service Corps (ASC)
The ASC was the branch of the British Army that was responsible providing the supplies needed by other units who were fighting on many fronts.
Troops of the 34 Auxiliary Patrol Company, 960 Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps. © IWM (Q 71933)
During the Great War, using horses, motor vehicles, railways and waterways for transportation the ASC supplied millions of tons of food, fuel and other provisions to where needed.
The ASC Mechanical Transport (MT) Companies used motor-driven vehicles.
