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Frank Adams Bagley was born 15th April 1882, at Hartburn, and he was the second son of Charles John Bagley, Westwood, Hartburn, Stockton-On-Tees. J.P., Managing Director of the South Durham Steel and Iron Company Ltd., and his wife Alice, daughter of John Holmes.
Frank was educated at the Clifton College.
He served through the South African War 1901-02, with the Mounted infantry with the Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard.
He was involved in operations in Transvaal from April 1901 to 31st May 1902. Then operations in Cape Colony and Orange River Colony, April to August 1901.
Frank Bagley received the South African Queen's Medal with Five Clasps. Then was gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant, in the South Lancashire Regiment from the Militia on the 28th January 1903, then was promoted a Lieutenant on the 25th April 1906.
Finally promoted a Captain on the 17th June 1914.
Served in France from the 13th August 1914, and took part in the Retreat from Mons, including the action at Le Cateau, where he performed a fine piece of work when his company got cut off, by managing to bring it back with two machine guns. Fighting at Solesmes, then the Battle of the Marne and the Aisne, he then was seriously wounded at La Bassee on the 21st October 1914.
He returned to the Front in June 1915, and again was wounded on the 31st July. He then, when recovered returned to his Battalion on the 20th August.
At the Battle of Loos he was wounded for a third time on the 25th September, whilst leading his company into an attack.
He died from his wounds at the Field Hospital at Poperinghe on the 3rd October 1915.
His colonel later wrote:- " He again showed himself a very gallant English gentleman, and I have to-day received paper[s] from Colonel Ashworth recommending him for a Military Cross for gallantry on the Aisne. This should have been done ages ago. I have my-self added a recommendation for the D.S.O., which Frank most thoroughly deserves."
Captain Bagley was mentioned in despatches by Sir. F.[Field] M.[Marshal] John (now Lord) French [London Gazette, 1st January, 1916], for gallant and distinguished service in the field.
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He is remembered in Stockton-on Tees S138.18A, page 3 and S136.36
