Dorset Army Deserter Frank Foot

[mark foot]

Frank Foot was born in 1889 at Up Cerne. The family understand that he deserted the army and moved to New Zealand. During WW1 he signed up with the  NZ navy and it understood he fought at the Battle of Jutland. I am trying to prove if he deserted or if it is just a family rumour.

Many thanks for any help,

Mark

[Mabel Bagshawe]

There's a Frank Foot, farmhand, the right age on a boat to Brisbane in 1907.

Also a Frank Foot b c1890 travelling in from Auckland in April 1931, returning in July 1931 with ?wife Rosa [I think] Addresses in UK are in Poole &  Longfleet. They potentially originally left in 1919

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Found a marriage

Frank Foot, able seaman HMS Centurion. Father George, gamekeeper
Rosa Ann Palmer. Father William Palmer, farm labourer

Married in Longfleet, 26 Dec 1918

[mark foot]

Mabel, thanks the correct Frank married Rose and they returned to England for a short period following the death of their only child Wilfred in NZ.

mARK

[Johnf04]

There's a naval service record for a Frank FOOT, born 1890, at the National Archives.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7271615

[ShaunJ]

Royal Naval Division record on FindMyPast (two images). Served with the Grand Fleet from September 1915.  Father George Foot, Up Cerne

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/ADM339/0148-FLOY/00122&parentid=GBM/ADM339/20133

[mark foot]

Many thanks Mark

[hanes teulu]

FindMyPast has an army record for a George Foot, service no. 5135. The year of birth 1883 doesn't "fit" the 1890 birth date of the naval record but looks like the same man?   

[mark foot]

Many thanks for responding about a George Foot. I'm always interested in Foot's but particularly searching the records of Frank Foot, both army and naval.
The family believe he deserted from the army. Later joined the navy and it is believed he was at the Battle of Jutland.