Son of Thomas and Susannah Edwards, of 184a, Bolton Road, Walkden, Lancashire. Enlisted April 1917. Died at the No.83 General Hospital, Boulogne, from gunshot wounds to the head and left foot.
Edwards, Thomas –
Personal details
- Surname: Edwards
- Forename: Thomas
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 28th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 204863
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Cleggs Lane Methodist Church WWI Memorial - Little Hulton
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- Men of Worsley Memorial - Worsley
- St. Mary the Virgin C.E. Church - Ellenbrook
- CWGC Memorial: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. I. 84.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 09/11/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918 01/11/1918 27/12/1918