Son of Jane Maria Edwards, of 4, Panton Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Of 24, Hawksley Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly a blacksmith at the Horwich Loco Works. Wounded 15/06/1915 at Festubert.
Edwards, Thomas James –
Personal details
- Surname: Edwards
- Forename: Thomas James
- Date of birth: March 10th, 1883
- Birth place: Newton Heath, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 36
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 2nd, 1919
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Company Sergeant Major
- Unit: 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 804
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: April 7th, 1908 - 1908-04-07
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: D.C.M.
Memorials
- Holy Trinity C.E. Church WWI Roll of Honour - Horwich
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Horwich (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: B. C.E. 231.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/06/1916 08/09/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c* 7b
- Horwich and Westhoughton Journal entries: 26/06/1915