Lance Sergeant Frederick Charles Cartlidge (2722791) served in 1st Battalion Irish Guards during the Second World War. He was the eldest son of William Percy Cartlidge and Mary Emily Cartlidge of 6 Earl Haig Gardens, Belfast.
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, Frederick worked for the Belfast Co-Operative Society in the dairy department. He enlisted in 1940, and by the time of his death, had been injured twice in North Africa and Mentioned in Despatches. His younger brother, Thomas Greaves Cartlidge of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers died during Operation Husky.
Frederick died in fierce fighting on 30th January 1944 during the Battle of Anzio. He was 23 years old. Beginning on 22nd January 1944, Cartlidge took part in Operation Shingle, an amphibious landing as part of the Battle of Anzio. The aim was to establish a beachhead and aid the Allied advance on Rome.
Frederick Charles Cartlidge’s grave is in Section IV, Row J, Grave 9 of Anzio War Cemetery, Italy. His headstone bears the inscription:
Deep in our hearts, he is living yet. We loved him too dearly to ever forget.
Frederick lies next to fellow Irish Guards Lance Corporal William Samuel Johnston and Guardsman John O’Neill.