Corporal Y/1277 Edward George DEE                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Corporal Edward George Dee

Regiment & Unit

9th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps

Enlisted On/At

Aug 1914 at Birmingham

Former Regiment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Thursday, August 24, 1916 aged 23

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Delville Wood (Somme)

Place of Death

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Delville Wood Cemetery

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

 

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The battalion took part in the capture of the final part of Delville Wood during a long battle which cost the battalion close to 300 dead, wounded or missing including Edward.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Jul Qtr 1893 at Hampton Lucy

Baptism Date & Place

6 Aug 1893 Clifford Chambers, St. Helen

Parents

Francis T & Annie E Dee of Bidford

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • The Bothy, The Gardens, Woodcote
  • Barton, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

 

Occupation(s)

1911: Domestic Gardener

Other Information

 

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