Frank Edward Slade – Royal Air Force, 604 Squadron
Flight‑Sergeant Frank Edward Slade – Royal Air Force, 604 Squadron Frank Edward Slade Frank Edward Slade was born in 1913 in Dorchester, Dorset , the son of Fred Porter Slade and Harriet Jane Lynham , who had married in Axbridge, Somerset, in 1907. His early years were shaped by movement across the West Country and South Wales as his father advanced in public service. Family Life in 1921 – Mayfield House, Neath 1921 Census By the 1921 Census , the Slade family were living at Mayfield House, Rhyddings, Neath . Fred Porter, aged 38 and born in Somerset, was employed as a Road Engineering Main Roads Inspector with the Road Department of Glamorgan County Council . His wife Harriet Lydia, aged 37 and also Somerset‑born, undertook household duties. Their children— Rosie Lydia , 11; Frank Edward , 7; and John William , 4—were all present, with the older two attending school. A visitor, Anna Davies , aged 58, was also staying with the family, adding to the busy domestic setting in which Fra...
