Edge, John –

Husband of Betsy Hulton Edge, of 28, Back Stoneclough Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Worked at Clifton Hall Collieries. Formerly 3rd and 1st Bn., East Lancashire Regiment. Service number recorded as 19215 on SDGW – confirmed as 19245 by Medal Card.

Personal details

  • Surname: Edge
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Westhoughton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 39
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 19245
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/03/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 07/09/1917 28/12/1917

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