South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 152337 Sidney Arthur EDWARDS - 17th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps

Died on Thursday 9th January 1919 aged 26


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders British War & Victory Medals Tourgeville Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 January 1916 ~ Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial
    Stratford Holy Trinity Church 
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died Date and Place Enlisted Stratford Cemetery Memorial 
Died of an Embolism following an operation  Dec 1915 in Stratford on Avon  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
74th General Hospital, Tourgeville  Pvt 3458 Royal Warwickshire  ~
     

Circumstances of Death

Sidney's Pension card shows that he died of an embolism following a hernia operation on 9th January 1919 at the 74th General Hospital, Tourgeville, France.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1891 in Stratford on Avon 31 May 1891 in Stratford on Avon
   
Parents Names Abode
John and Ann Edwards 1 Laburum Cottage, Grove Road, Stratford on Avon 
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1891 - 14 Shakespeare Street, Stratford on Avon 1901 - School age
1901 - 20 Bull Street, Stratford on Avon 1911 - Brewery Hand
1911 - 1 Paradise Row, Stratford on Avon   
1919 - 1 Laburum Cottage, Grove Road, Stratford  
   
  • Edward's next of kin for his Army Pension was his sister Agnes Mary