Edwards, Edwin –

Brother of Lizzie Chadwick (nee Edwards), and brother-in-law of Abraham Chadwick, of 3, Maria Street, Bolton, Lancashire. A bandsman (second trombone) with the Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Edwards
  • Forename: Edwin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: January 26th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 7235
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: D.C.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Lievin Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: III. G. 14.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/01/1915 05/02/1915 26/02/1915 01/02/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6h* S3c* 6e 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 03/04/1915
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 22/01/1915

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