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Pte. Ernest James Eddolls
British Army 4th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:32 Sandy Park Road, Brislington, Bristol
(d.10th Nov 1918)
Ernest Eddolls was the son of Thomas Eddolls and Hester nee Winterson. He died aged 19 and is buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Germany which probably means he died as a prisoner of war.
Gnr. Francis John Eddolls
Royal Marine Light Infantry SS Joshua Nicholson
from:Burnley, Lancs
(d.18th March 1917)
Francis Eddolls was drowned by an Enemy Submarine 18th March 1917, aged 43. Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in Plymouth, he was the son of John and Amelia Eddolls, of Chippenham, Wilts; husband of Ida Maud Eddolls, of 45, Cromwell St., Burnley, Lancs.
Pte. John William Eddom
British Army 13th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull
(d.20th July 1916)
Pte. Joseph Edwards Eddon
British Army 7th Battalion East Kent Regiment
from:Thornaby-on-Tees
(d.2nd October 1916)
Joseph Eddon was my great uncle. He first enlisted in Stockton-on- Tees on 22nd June 1915 into the Royal Fusiliers. This regiment together with the 11th were bought into the Buffs. I think the losses were so great these men transferred to keep numbers up. Thanks to the Imperial War Museum I have been able to find out about Jo's short life in the army. Joe landed in Boulogne in July 1915 where his training continued.
First day of the Battle of the Somme. Joe's battalion were given the task of clearing the Carnoy Craters. He would have seen heavy fighting many were later found coupled together with a German, each man transfixed by the others bayonet. Jo's battalion continued to fight & on the 26th September were involved in the capture of Thiepval village & Schwabon Redoubt.
The 7th battalion relieved the East Surreys. For the next few days until 5th October it was impossible to describe what took place in this disputed area. There were heavy bombing attacks from both sides. The Germans made use of both gas & flame guns. The trenches were knee deep in slimy mud with British & German dead. It took 10 hours to get rations from just 3000 yards away.
On the 2nd of October 1916, the Germans attacked, but with the skilfully placed Lewis gun & the bravery of the 7th, they were held back. The ground was so torn & shattered almost every land mark had disappeared. Shelling continued day & night together with the constant rain half of the 7th were killed or wounded. Joseph never returned & was posted missing presumed dead. His body has never been found & his name is on the Thiepval Momument.
Joe was just 22 years old.
Pte. Joseph Edwards Eddon
British Army 7th Btn. East Kent Regiment
from:Thornaby-on-Tees, County Durham
(d.2nd Oct 1916)
Joseph Eddon served with the 7th Battalion, The Buffs.
Pte. Edward Eddy
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.6th Mar 1915)
Pte. Richard James Eddy
British Army 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment
from:Clovelly, Devon
(d.19th July 1916)
Richard James Eddy's brother, William Lewis Eddy, died in March of the same year in Mesopotamia at the battle of Dujalah Redoubt. His brother Reginald [Sidney] survived.
L/Cpl. Charles William Ede
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Lambeth
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Charles William Ede was a member of a large family. His mother had 13 children of whom only 8 survived childhood. He was born in 1891 between April and June (his official registration of birth is filed in year quarters.) So far it has not been possible to find a record of an exact date of birth (or a Christening which was certainly the usual practice for that family). His life story is not fully known except that he was a porter in the retail boot trade at the age of 19.
He died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and is buried in Y Ravine Cemetery Beaumont Hamel, France. His effects and pay were sent to his father, Charles. It is not known why he joined this particular Regiment, The South Wales Borderers when he was from London. Various of his family members were saddlers and carters and a Cavalry or Artillery Regiment may have been a more obvious choice.
However, that is a matter of serendipity and pride as the descendant writing this and researching his and her family tree came unexpectedly to live in Monmouthshire and has been there for a lifetime.
Gnr Richard Ede
British Army 161st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey
(d.24th October 1918)
George Thomas Eden
British Army 135th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Playing Close, Charlbury
Capt. Robert Anthony Eden MC.
British Army 21st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Windlestone Hall, County Durham
Robert Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG MC PC served with the 21st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps in the Great War. He was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957.
Mid. William Nicolas Eden
Royal Navy HMS Indefatigable
(d.31st May 1916)
William Eden was Killed in action, aged 16, at the Battle of Jutland.
Pte. Abraham "Louis" Edgar MM.
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
My father Abraham Edgar, joined the Durham Light Infantry in 1914 but was discharged when it was discovered he was just 16. As soon as he was 18 he re-enlisted, this time in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. I would imagine he went to France in 1917 but am confused as to whereabouts he went.
He spoke little of his experiences - he was a very emotional and traumatised man. However, we were told by him that on one occasion he was going to be shot at dawn for disobeying an order to go through the wire to rescue men on the other side. He had been through the wire many times on that particular day and was dog tired. He was told that because of this refusal he would be shot the next day. He was too tired to care. However, after some time he was woken up and asked, again, if he would go through the wire. This time he agreed to go and was able to rescue several men including an injured officer.
He was awarded a Military Medal for this action and the officer he rescued was awarded a Military Cross. (I think that's what he said it was). The date of Gazette is not known but is marked No.59. The registered paper is 68/121/772 Schedule No. 214199.
He married in the late 20s and moved to the South Coast. In the late 1970s he went with my mother to visit my sister in Leeds who drove them to the area they had come from (Newcastle area) where we were all amused by a photo they took of my father pointing to his own name on a War Memorial for those killed in action. He lived to 80 years of age.
I would love to know where he won his medal and more about the officer involved, who incidentally gave him a silver Omega pocket watch as a memento. This, and my father's medals are now owned by my eldest son.
CSM Andrew Edgar MC
British Army 6th. Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Edinburgh
(d.7th Jul 1916)
Pte. Anthony Edgar
British Army 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI
Pte. David Edgar
British Army 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry
Served with the 18th DLI
Lt. J. H. Edgar
Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. John William Edgar
British Army
from:Spennymoor
John Edgar was admitted to 56 General Hospital, Etaples, France on the 9th October with a Shrapnel wound to his left arm. I have no further details, but he returned home and died in Yorkshire.
Stkr. Walter Edgcombe
Royal Navy HMS Amphion
from:Devonport
(d.5th August 1914)
My grandfather, Walter Edgcombe, joined the Army in 1907 and served until he bought out in 1911. Later in 1913 he returned to Saltash, Cornwall where his family lived,and promptly joined the Royal Navy. He did his traning at Devonport in HNS Vivid. He was sent to join HMS Amphionin early 1914 as a Stoker second class. He was lost with his shipmates early on the fifth of August 1914
Pte. Edward Henry Edge
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Ballinderry, Rathdrum
(d.14th February 1916)
Private Edge was the Son of David Edge, of Ballinderry, Rathdrum.
He was 17 when he died and is buried In the North-East part of the Rathdrum (St. Saviour) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
Pte. Herbert Edge
British Army 15th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Rishton, Blackburn
(d.2nd Feb 1917)
Herbert Edge served with the Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion. He died of wounds on 2nd February 1917, aged 32. He is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He was the husband of Bertha Edge, of 49, Hermitage St., Rishton, Blackburn.
Pte. Leonard Evan Edge
British Army 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
(d.18th September 1918)
Leonard Edge served with the 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment in WW1. He died 18th of September 1918 and is buried Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery in France.
Cpl. Thomas Edge
Royal Field Artillery X/2 40th Brigade Trench Mortar Battalion
from:Sound Heath
Thomas Edge was my Great Uncle, born in Whitchurch in 1889. He served with the Royal Field Artillery in 40th Brigade Trench Mortar Battalion X/2. His medal records show he was awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and British medals. He started as a gunner and finished the war as a corporal.
Sto. 2nd Cl. Walter Edgecombe
Royal Navy HMS Amphion
from:Plymouth
This is a picture of some of HMS Amphion crew. My nan's father Walter Edgecombe is one of these men, he was a 2nd class stoker.
Lt. Eric Henry Drummond Edgerton MM DSO MID.
Australian Imperial Force 24th Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
(d.11th Aug 1918)
Eric Henry Drummond Edgerton was born at Moonee Ponds, Victoria in 1897 to parents James and Florence. Prior to the First World War he spent seven years as a cadet. Edgerton was aged 18 and a student when he joined the 24th Infantry Battalion on 14th April 1915. On 25th of June 1915, he departed Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic. Two of Edgerton's cousins also served, Private Percival John Young and Second Lieutenant Harry Leslie Killingsworth.
Serving at Gallipoli, Edgerton was promoted to the rank of corporal in November 1915 and was hospitalised in December 1915. He returned to his unit in January 1916 and sent to the Western Front in France. Edgerton was awarded the Military Medal on 27 October 1916 and promoted to the rank of sergeant in November that year. 1917 brought the award of a Bar to his Military Medal on 11 May and promotions to the ranks of second lieutenant in March and lieutenant in September. In 1918, Edgerton further demonstrated his courage and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 16 September 1918 for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty" in capturing several German machine gun positions.
Eric Edgerton was 21 years old when he was killed in action on 11 August 1918 in France. His death was mentioned in the despatches of Field Marshal Douglas Haig on 8th of November 1918 and he is buried at Villers-Brettoneux Military Cemetery, France
L/Cpl. Charles Frederick Edgeworth
British Army 2/4th Btn. London Regiment
from:13 Motley St. Battersea, London
(d.26th Oct 1917)
Charles Edgeworth enlisted with the 23rd Btn London Regiment, he was killed on the 26th of October 1917 whilst serving with the 2/4th Londons.
Pte. W. H. Edghill
British Army 7th (South Irish Horse) Bn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Cloneygath, Monasterevin
Private Edghill was the Son of Mr. W. Edghill, of Cloneygath, Monasterevin.
He died on 21st February 1919 and is buried In the South-East part of the Monasterevin (St. John) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
A/Sgt Alfred Edgington M.M. & Bar.
British Army 1/22nd Btn. London Regiment
from:Bermondsey
Alfred Edgington was a cousin who was a conscript, won his MM at Vimy Ridge in May 1916 and his Bar to the MM at Bourlon Wood in December 1917. He was wounded in action at Bourlon Wood with gunshot wounds and shipped home, making a good recovery. I have his photo convalescing in 1918, his service record, his medal index card.
Gnr. John Edginton
British Army 15th Hvy.Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
2Lt. William Henry Edlington
British Army East Yorkshire Regiment
William Edlington was a Company Sergeant Major when he was commissioned.
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