Francis Castle

Private Francis Sigismund Schloss, who served as 'Castle', was an English soldier of the British Army who died during the First World War.
He was born in 1876, in Altrincham, the son of German-born Daniel Hirsch, who was a South American merchant with 'Schloss Brothers', and Frances Louisa Schloss (née Jacobs), of Hull. At the time of the 1911 Census, Schloss was engaged in his family's business while living at 58 New Cavendish Street. He and others of his family adopted the name 'Castle' shortly after the outbreak of war in 1914.The London Gazette (28886), p. 6949, 1 September 1914. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
As Castle, he died during the Somme Offensive, at some point between the 4th and 10th of October 1916. He had been serving with the 26th (Service) Battalion (Bankers), The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
He is buried in the A.I.F. Burial Ground, Flers.
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==References==
*Ancestry.co.uk.
*Castle, F S, cwgc.org. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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