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Edward George England (1906-1941)

Soldier
Service No:7929716
Rank:Trooper
Died:11 May 1941
Burial:St Giles Churchyard, Packwood, Warwickshire [Grave]
Mentioned in:
Casualty List
Record
Civilian
Occupation:Brickyard Clay Worker
Residence:1 Spring Lane, Solihull, Warwickshire (1939)
Birth:29 Dec 1906 in Birmingham, Warwickshire
Baptism:16 Jan 1907 at St James the Less Church, Ashted, Birmingham
Marriage: to Eliza Williams registered Dec 1936 in Solihull
Children:1 son (born and died 1940)
Parents
Walter Charles EnglandEthel Emily May Marcham
Paper Maker, later Platelayer, Great Western Railway.
7 High St, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire (1911),
3 Adderley Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire (1939) Birth 24 Nov 1882 in Henley-in-Arden
Baptism 25 Nov 1883 at the Parish Church, Henley-in-Arden/
Death 13 Dec 1954 at 131 Byron Road, Small Heath, Birmingham.

14/1316 Pte, 14th Bn, later 77421 Pte, 3rd Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Birth 29 Oct 1887 in Oxford.
Death registered Sep 1980 in Birmingham.
Marriage 13 Jun 1906 at St James the Less Church, Ashted, Warwickshire.

Notes

Officially reported as 'Died', there is no information as to the circumstances of Edward's death. The Regiment was stationed at Knaresborough at the time and his death was registered there. The War Diary is silent. Edward's was the Regiment's first death.