Regiment/Service:
1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
29/12/1899
Summary
Fred Sands was the son of William and Eleanor Sands. He was born on 30th December 1899 in Tamlaght, Coagh. He was one of ten children. His father was a farm labourer, as was his older brothers. A newspaper report from March 1918 states that Fred Sands had joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He was the third son of Mr Sands to enlist.