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217258 Edward Wilkinson MM. British Army Northumberland Fusiliers from:Ashington (d.7th Aug 1917) Edward Wilkinson 16th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers 6810 died 7th August 1917. he is commemorated on the Nieuport Memorial Belgium. He was 23 years old and 2 other brothers were also killed. On the night of 11/12th July 1917 he was in charge of a Lewis gun when an attack was developing. He opened fire under intense barrage. He continued to fire until all his team had been killed or wounded and then moved his gun to another shell hole further forward and continued firing until the gun was knocked out with the force of a shell. He then brought the back to his trench. He showed the greatest devotion to duty and an absolute disregard of danger. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**