Son of Thomas and Ann Edwardson (nee Halliday), of 8, St. James Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Enlisted into the 3rd Bn., Border Regiment. Contracted dysentery in Gallipoli and died in hospital in Malta.
Edwardson, Norman –
Personal details
- Surname: Edwardson
- Forename: Norman
- Date of birth: December 17th, 1897
- Birth place: Westhoughton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 17
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 6th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 20173
- Regiment: Border Regiment
- Enlistment date: April 8th, 1915 - 1915-04-08
- Enlistment location: Atherton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Queen's Park) Gallipoli Memorial
- Daisy Hill (St. James) C.E. Church WWI
- CWGC Memorial: Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta
- CWGC reference: A. XIII. 4.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/11/1915 19/11/1915 06/10/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6b* 10g* 5h
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 12/11/1915