Son of Francis R. and Harriett Edwards, of 39, Leicester Street, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly a goods shunter at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway’s Horwich Station. Enlisted October 1915, Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
Edwards, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Edwards
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: December 5th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 3rd Battalion.
- Service number: 16964
- Regiment: Coldstream Guards
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Horwich 1914-18 Roll of Honour - Horwich Heritage
- CWGC Memorial: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. B. 4.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/10/1915 21/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6e*
- Bolton Chronicle: 21/12/1917