Edge, Edward Knowles –

Eldest son of Clara Townson (formerly Edge), of Holywood, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Joseph Edge; husband of Kathleen Mary Edge (nee Robinson), of Sevenoaks, Kent. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1898-1900). Hospitalised at Boulogne September 1917 due to the effects of gas.

Personal details

  • Surname: Edge
  • Forename: Edward Knowles
  • Date of birth: September 19th, 1889
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • 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: 01/04/1915 26/11/1915 21/01/1916 08/09/1916 01/12/1916 28/09/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6c-f* 6c-g* 5a 6d 6d/e
  • Bolton Chronicle: 27/03/1915 15/06/1917

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