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Gnr Thomas Edwards
British Army 137th Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery
(d.12th November 1918)
Pte. Thomas William Edwards
Britsh Army 4th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Middlesbrough
Billy Edwards was my grandfather who died in 1948 well before I was born. He embarked to France in 1916 and his service record also notes that he served in Italy. He appears to have received a gun shot wound soon after arriving in France and was shelled in 1917, both instances ending up with stays in field hospitals. In the spring offensive by Germany in 1918 he captured on 27th May and was taken to the Worms POW camp.
Lt. Victor Lawrence Edwards
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Armoured Car Div. (Russia). H.M.S. "President II."
(d.21st August 1917)
Lieutenant Edwards was 37 and is buried in the Khmelnitsky Catholic Cemetery in the Ukraine. Ę’Ć„
Pte W Edwards
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.3rd Jun 1916)
Edwards, W. Private, 19/419, Killed in action on 3rd June 1916.
Buried in Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, Pas de Calais, in grave I. C. 2.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Sgt. Walter Stannard Edwards MM.
British Army 16th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Colchester
(d.12th Jan 1918)
Pte. Walter John Edwards
British Army 121st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
Pte. Walter John Edwards
British Army 67th Coy. Labour Corps
from:Islington, Middlesex
(d.23rd Sept 1918)
Walter Edwards is my Great Uncle who I've only recently discovered. He was married to Ethel and they had a girl called Kathleen. He died on the 23rd of Sept 1918 in France.
Mjr. Wilfrid Edwards VC.
British Army 7th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Pte. William Edwards
Australian Imperial Force D. Coy 39th Btn.
from:Ballarat, Victoria
(d.13th July 1917)
Will Edwards, D Company, 39th Battalion (1893-1917) was a tailor in Ballarat, Victoria, prior to enlistment. He was killed in action with others when returning from fatigues when a shell exploded in the trench. Wounded and died on the way to the dressing station. From accounts of witnesses in Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Files (held in Aust War Museum archives) 'not really fit for the front... volunteered from the cook-house in England' 'little dark chap, abt 5'3 or 4' It is not known where he was buried but various reports state 'somewhere near Neuve Eglise'. 'All our men who could possibly be taken back were buried at Charing Cross, near Ploegstreet' 'he was buried in the Erquingham Cemetery' A photograph of him has been added to the Australian War Museum site.
Pte. William Edwards
British Army 6th Battalion Kings' Shropshire Light Infantry
(d.30th March 1918 )
Pte. William Henry Edwards MM.
British Army 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment
from:Swansea
Bill Edwards joined the 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment and went to France in July 1915. He never spoke about his experience to anyone, including his daughter. The only thing he ever said is that he could still hear the guns. It was only of few years ago that his grandson, whilst researching family history, discovered that he had been awarded the Military Medal. This was gazetted on 13th September 1918 but the family are unable to discover why this was awarded. His daughter or grandchildren never saw any of his medals. He was one of the kindest, gentlest men you could ever meet
Capt and Adjutant William Ian "Cherub" Edwards MC
British Army 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
(d.5th August 1917)
CSM. William Edwards
British Army 68th Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Cheltenham
Bill Edwards is my lovely father who joined up in 1900 and survived the Great War. He came out with many honours including the Cross of Karageorge presented by the King of Serbia. He also served in the Somme and the Dardanelles. He did not tell us of his heroic plights but I have all his papers.
Pte. William Henry Edwards MM.
British Army 10th Btn. Welch Regiment
from:Marry, Rhondd, Glamorgan
My maternal Great Grandfather William Edwards was born in Mardy, Glamorgan Wales in 1890, Will was a 24 year old married coal miner with two sons (and a third on its way, that being my grandfather) when war was declared and he enlisted with the newly formed 10th Btn, Welsh Regiment. He served with the 10th in Flanders seeing action at both the Battles of Mametz Wood (1916) and Pilkem Ridge (1917).
When the 10th were disbanded he was posted to the 9th Welsh Regiment in 1918 where he saw action at the Battles of Bapaume and Lys at Messines where he was awarded the honour of Military Medal which is awarded for "acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire or for individual or associated acts of bravery".
After he was demobbed in early 1919, Will returned to coal mining in the Rhondda and then later in Kent. He had eight children with his wife Frances Jane Crandon.
In the Second World War he served in the Home Guard in Kent.
Will died in 1969 and is buried with his wife in Ramsgate Cemetery.
Able Sea. William Henry Edwards
Royal Navy HMS Paxton
from:Walsall
(d.20th May 1917)
William Edwards is listed in British Royal Navy and Royal Marine Casualties, 1914 - 1919. He was born on 26th Feb 1895 in Walsall, Staffs and was killed on 20th of May 1917 while serving on HMS Paxton, he was killed or died as a direct result of enemy action. His next of kin is listed as his Mother, Lucy. B. 24 Birch Street, Walsall, Staffs. The record notes that his body was not recovered for burial.
Lt. Frederick Charles Henry Edwardson
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:West Kirby, Cheshire
Pte. Garside "Ned" Edwin
British Army 1/9th Batallion Manchester Regiment
from:Market Street, Droylsden
(d.25th April 1917)
To the memory of Edwin Garside father of Maurice Garside R.I.P This is the day my Great Grandfather Edwin died in WW1 in the Arras battle at Epehy. He was 22 with a baby boy at home, also called Maurice. He was married to Annie Williams and lived in Market Street Droylsden. May we never forget our soldiers of the past, present and future.
The 1/9th Battalion war diary states the following.
8.45pm 24th through to 25th April 1917.
Epehy - Operations of the morning to be continued, the 1/5th East Lancs to attack the Knoll from the NW. and W. 4th East Lancs Division out of trench F6a by German counter attack, retire on Little Priel Farm. The 4th East Lancs ordered to withdraw to No 13 Copse. The attack of the 5th East Lancs timed for 11pm delayed till situation cleared up. 5th East Lancs attack about 2am, but are not successful. Reported that Knoll was taken on right. C Company provide artillery, of 2 sections at F 3 d 88. Patrols penetrated Ossus Wood to about 300 yards, and were digging in but were forced to retire. Sniping Post established 50 yards from west end of Wood and on southern edge of wood. Enemy Machine guns known to be in Ossus Wood but not located.
Capt Stephenson and 2 platoons relieve 4th East Lancs in Spur Post. Attempt to relieve 2nd Lt Gray at Grays Post unsuccessful owing to difficulty in finding post. Requin and 14 Copse ----. Lt. Shatwell and 2 platoons D Company, attack Old German Trench, but it was strongly manned by enemy and is forced to withdraw. Heavy barrage and machine gun fire caused casualties.
Casualty Report for April : Killed 6, Missing 7, Wounded 39, Sick 90.
Edwin is remembered on the Arras Memorial Bay 7. God Bless you Edwin, we never got to know you, but you will never be forgotten X
Pte John Walter William Edwin
Royal Army Medical Corps 5th (London) Field Amb
(d.18 May 1915)
Dvr. Henry Edworthy
British Army 83rd Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:23 Kingskerswell Road, Newton Abbot
I collect items from the First World War. Today I purchased paperwork once belonging to Driver Henry Edworthy of the 83rd Battery Royal Field Artillery.
Before joining the army he lived in Newton Abbot, Devon and worked as a labourer, probably on a farm. He was born in 1890 and joined the Army on 3rd of November 1916 and was discharged on 31st of March 1920. His discharge paper describes him as trustworthy with horses. He was paid off at Crediton in Devon and paid in total Ā£37-18s-4d on discharge. He served for two years active service in some of the bitterest fighting and survived to serve after the cessation of hostilities until March 1920. Henry was a remarkable soldier in that he served his country and was lucky enough to go home afterwards, let's hope he lived a happy life thereafter.
Pte. Alfred Eede
British Army 6th Btn. Royal West Surrey Regiment
from:Cranleigh
(d.11th Aug 1918)
Alfred Eede was my Grandmother's elder brother. He is buried in Morlancourt British Cemetery No.2.
2nd Lt. Edward Roland Egan
Australian Imperial Forces 2nd Btn.
from:Kempsey, New South Wales
(d.14th Aug 1915)
Edward Egan died on the 14th of August 1915 and is buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Egan, of Kempsey, New South Wales. Born at Tenterfield, New South Wales
Pte. Gerald Joseph Egan
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3rd Btn. 12th Coy. Canterbury Infantry
from:Tullamore, Kings County, Ireland
The New Zealand government started a campaign to provide for sale, at favourable prices, lots of farming land in the Nelson locality on South Island. This involved the break-up of large 25,000 acre, sheep farms. In 1910 William Egan, Maltster, and fourth eldest son of Henry Egan, merchant, Tullamore decided to take advantage of the scheme and emigrated to Marlborough, Blenheim, South Island, at the age of 28. William J. settled and first farmed in the Atatere Valley having lodged at the Marlborough Hotel, Blenheim. As a pioneering farmer, the Awatere was a tough environment and upon hearing of pip fruit orchard land for sale, decided to sell and move further North to Neudorf, Upper Moutere, near Nelson. By now he owned under mortgages both a small hotel in Cape Campbell/Marlborough as well as an apple farm in Neudorf. Around 1912, he was joined at Neudorf by his younger brother Gerald Joseph Egan, a student in the bank in Ireland and sixth son of Henry Egan, at the time aged 20.
The menace of war was on the horizon in Europe and the young six foot tall and fit Gerald J. enlisted at Nelson on the 18th August 1914, three weeks after Britain declared war on the Germans. He joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. After 88 days of training drills Private Gerald Joseph Egan bade farewell to his brother William for the last time as he was shipped off to Egypt. He was to spend 3 years and 155 days in action in the Great War. It was not Private Gerald Egan who was to die prematurely, but sadly, his older brother William who died of heart failure at Moutuka Hospital interred therein for seven days suffering pneumonia. William had spent six years in New Zealand and at the tender age of 34 passed away on the 18th November 1916.
From Alexandria, Gerald served time with the ANZAC forces, having fought and survived at the Dardanelles, as well as at Mudros and Imbros and Galapolli in 1915. He was discharged to base at Alexandria, suffering dysentery, and later jaundice. Once discharged from hospital, he was then shipped to the Western front in Belgium after training at 2nd Army Sniper school at Sling, Wiltshire. As part of the 3rd Canterbury Infantry Battalion he was to serve and survive the brutality of the Battle of Messiers, a prelude to the Battle of Ypres. In taking the strategically important and well-fortified German held village of Messiers, Egan sustained a gunshot wound to his right knee and was removed via field ambulance to the South African field hospital on the 7th June 1917. Between 1st and 14th June ANZAC forces lost 4,978 men and the Germans lost 23,000.
He was transferred to Abbeville, Rouen in France and onto Bathurst and lost his right leg to amputation on the 22nd Jan 1918. He was declared unfit for further action on 28th January 1918 and was shipped back to home-base through Liverpool bound for Mauaganui, New Zealand on board the Encouibo.
He was decorated with three medals: the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Gerald Joseph was discharged on army pension on the 16th April 1918. He died unmarried and alone on the 31st January 1959 at 44 Austin Street, Wellington. The Coroner conducted a post mortem but decided, under the circumstances, not to conduct an inquest. His remains are interred at Karori, Wellington.
Pte. James Patrick Egan
British Army 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.14th Apr 1917)
James Egan served with the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry during WW1 and died, age 29, on the 14th April 1917. He is buried in Cherisy Road East Cemetery, Heninel in France. He was the husband of Annie Egan, of 61, Cadton Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
2nd Lt. Kevin Fergus Egan
British Army Royal Irish Regiment
from:Tullamore, Ireland
Lt. Kevin Fergus Egan
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Tullamore, Kings County, Ireland
Pte. Michael Egan
British Army 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
(d.11th May 1915)
Sgt. Patrick Egan
British Army 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment
(d.17th May 1917)
Patrick Egan died as a prisoner of war. He is buried in Hamburg Cemetery in Germany.
Pte. W. Egan
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
W Egan was discharged in 1918 sick
Pte. W. Egan
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Blaydon
W Egan was wounded in October 1916 and in 1918
Pte. Henry Egglestone
British Army 4th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Byker
(d.9th Aug 1918)
Henry Egglestone Private 8029 served in the 4th Battalion Durham Light Infantry and died on 9th August 1918, age 39. He was born in Jarrow, son of George and Annie Egglestone of Jarrow. Henry was married to Jane Egglestone (nee Howe) of 94 Commercial Road, Byker, Newcastle. He is remembered at Newcastle (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery. XXII. U. 246. His medal card shows the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals and that he died from wounds.
In the 1911 Census the family is living at 125 Commercial Road, Byker, Newcastle with Henry Eggleston(32), a Stoneman Miner below ground (Army reservist) born Jarrow and Jane Eggleston wife age 24 born Jarrow. They have been married for 1 year and have one child Isabel Eggleston daughter 5 months born Byker.
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