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.
Edge, John –
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: East Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Agecroft Colliers (Knowles's Collieries) Memorial - Salford
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- 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