Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Fellows, a rubber mill worker, born 1851 in Market Harborough, Leics., and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Fellows (nee Dunkley, married q2 1881 in the Market Harborough, Leics. district), born 1860 in Market Harborough, Leics. Frank was born on the 24th March 1895 in Market Harborough, Leics., his siblings were, Harry, a rubber trade worker, born 1885 in Sheffield, Yorks, Edith E., a corset maker, born 1882, Clara E., a corset maker, born 1884, Florence A., born 1892, Selina, born 1893, Mary Ann, born 1894, Samuel, born 1897 and Cecil, born 1899, the latter seven siblings were all born in Market Harborough, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at Dingley Terrace, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics. In April 1911 Frank was employed as a stock room worker and was residing in the family home at 9, Patrick Street, Market Harborough, Leics., together with his father a rubber mill worker, his mother and siblings, Clara, a sewing machinist, Harry, a rubber moulder, William, a stock room worker, Florence, a sewing machinist, Mary, Samuel, a type foundry caster, Cecil, a schoolboy and Pres, born 1904 in Market Harborough, Leics. His younger brother Cecil also fell. Frank enlisted into the Royal Navy to serve a 12 year engagement on the 2nd April 1913 and was allocated the service number K/18636 in Portsmouth, Hants. Hi medical examination recorded that he was 5 foot 2¼ inches in height and had a chest measurement of 34½ inches, his hair colour was brown and he had blue eyes, his complexion was described as fresh, it was noted that he had a circular scar on the back of his right hand, and a tattoo of a heart on the back of his left forearm, he gave his trade or calling as a rubber works hand. His record of service began when he joined HMS Victory II as a Stoker 2nd Class on the 2/4/13 – 27/8/13. HMS Crescent, 28/8/13 – 13/2/14. HMS Victory II, 14/2/14 – 9/3/14. HMS Iron Duke, 10/3/14 – 31/5/14, when he was promoted to Stoker 1st Class. HMS Iron Duke, 1/6/14 – 24/5/17. HMS Dolphin, 25/5/17 – 28/6/17. HMS Maidstone (HM Submarine E.47), 29/6/17 – 20/8/17, when he lost his life on duty. The circumstances in which Frank lost his life are as follows. HM Submarine E.47 was based at Harwich with the 9th Flotilla - depot ships HMS Maidstone and HMS Forth. She was engaged in North Sea patrols off the German and Dutch coasts. Following the resumption of German coastal shipping between Heligoland Bight and Rotterdam, four E - class submarines were sent to intercept. HM Submarine E.47 was lost in the North Sea on 20 August 1917. There were no survivors.