Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	British War & Victory Medals	Tyne Cot Memorial
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
17 Mar 1916	~	Salford Priors
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other Service Information
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)	1 Nov 1915 at Stratford on Avon	15 Dec 1916 - Home with Trench Foot
		20 Aug 1917 - Sent back to France
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
north of Brielen	6th Bn, KRRC
	10th Bn KRRC

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Edgar was originally listed as missing in action on 10 Sep 1917 and he death was later accepted as being on that day. His remains were never recovered. The war diary for that day is transcribed below:

10th September 1917: Battalion paraded at 8.30am and marched to International Corner Station, detraining at Elverdinghe at 10.20am. Marched into Camp at Malakoff Farm Area. B.23.c.2.2. Paraded again at 9.30pm and marched up to Candle and Cancer Trenches, the old Boche main Second Line. Enemy shelling Pilcken Road with heavies. A Coy had 9 killed and 11 wounded and 10 missing believed wounded (Since reported killed) [including Edgar]. Relief complete at 2.00am. END