Husband of Mrs. Mather, of 92, Bridgewater Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Marksman. Reported missing and subsequently presumed dead. Brother John served in France and Egypt.
Mather, Edwin –
Personal details
- Surname: Mather
- Forename: Edwin
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 9th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 24681
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Salford, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth (St. John the Evangelist) C.E. Church WWI Memorial
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 54 to 60 and 163A.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 30/11/1917 28/12/1917 16/08/1918 23/08/1918