Frank C. Brough of Court Street, a Son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank T. Brough, died on July 23 from wounds received in action in France, according to word received by the parents from Washington last evening. On August 8. The Evening Record told of the wounding of the local boy on July 19, but no word was received from the young man after that and the nature of the wounds was not made known.

Frank Brough was 24 years old, and was widely popular among his associates. He was particularly active in athletics and starred on the
High School baseball and track teams. Under his father's careful instruction, Frank became adept at swimming and was regarded as an expert diver.

Frank graduated from Amherst College, where he also figured in athletics, being on the Varsity baseball team and a leader on the swimming team.

He became a physical director in
Worchester Poly., Mass., and was engaged in that work when the war broke out.

Despite the fact that he was regarded as a perfect athlete in build and physical development, government recruiting physicians rejected him several times because there was evidence of a fallen arch or flat-foot on one of his feet. As other noted athletes had been rejected because of this same discrepancy. Washington Headquarters soon changed this rule and Frank was made happy when accepted in the Marines.

Little time was lost in training and after a course of instruction in a Southern camp Frank was transferred to the regulars and went to France. The next thing, his family learned he was near the front line trenches, but every letter was full of the youthful buoyancy and his insistent admonition to his parents "don't worry."