Colin McMillan has provided the following:-
John Froud is shown on the Cenotaph as Froud, J.F. Pte and on the 1891 Census return as John Thos Froud.
John Froud was born in or about 1883. In 1891, at the time of the census, he was the son of 31 year old Thomas Froud, a labourer, and 31 year old Hannah Froud. He was 8 and had two younger brothers, David Froud (7) and Anthony Froud (5). All the boys were at school and every member of the family was born in Morpeth. They were living at Bullers Green, Morpeth at the time.
By 1901 the family had moved to 21 Stanley Terrace, Morpeth. 39 year old Thomas was now an engine man and his three sons were still within the household. John Froud (18) was working as a market gardener, David Froud (17) was a miner putter working under ground and Anthony Froud (15) was a metal dresser. Two more children had joined the family; Mary E Froud was 9 and Thomas Froud jnr was 5. Both were born in Morpeth. Also living with them was Thomas snr’s uncle, 62 year old Patrick Kelly, an Irish born general labourer.
By 1911, whereas his younger brother David was married and had left home, John was still single and living with his parents at 5 Grey’s Yard. He was now working as a coal miner hewer.
The London, England Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records 1764-1930 show that he spent some time in the Fulham Road Workhouse between 1909 and 1913. The document dated 19th February 1912 shows his occupation as “motor car mechanic” and all the workhouse documents have his year of birth as 1884. John, known as Jack, played in reserve as a half-back for Newcastle United Football Club in 1901.
At some time John served with the Northumberland Fusiliers (service number 3965), but at the time of his death he was 205457 Private Froud, J serving with 10th Battalion Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
His younger brother, David was also killed in WW1.
John Froud is remembered in Morpeth on M17.01, M17.09, M17.17, M17.29 (where his surname is "Froude") and M17.31, in Newcastle on NUT272 and in Newcastle Footballers in the Great War
