Son of the late Moses and Jane Edge. Brother of P.C. Aaron Edge of the Bolton County Borough Police, of 33, Ulleswater Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 45, Lena Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Served 2 years and 9 months with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in Canada at Regina, Saskatchewan. Also 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada.
Edge, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Edge
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: February 23rd, 1890
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
- Service number: 693346
- Regiment: Canadian Imperial Forces
- Enlistment date: February 27th, 1917 - 1917-02-27
- Enlistment location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 30/11/1917