Edgar Marshall
Service number
283719
Military unit
186 Siege battery Royal Garrison Artillery
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
15 Oct 1917 (30 years old)
Place of birth
Newark
Employment, education or hobbies
He was a painter
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Family history
Edgar Marshall was born in 1886 at Newark, he was the son of the late William Thomas Marshall and Emily Marshall née Young, of Newark.
His father William Thomas Marshal a painter was born in 1852 at Newark, he died in 1908 aged 56 yrs, his mother Emily Young was born in 1850, she died in 1900 aged 50 yrs, they were married in 1871 at Newark, they went on to have 10 children.
He was the brother of Mrs Bailey of 109 Bowbridge Road Newark.
Military history
Gunner Edgar Marshall enlisted at Newark and served with the 186th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, he was killed in action on 15th October 1917 and is buried at White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Extra information
additional information Peter Gillings
Photographs
Edgar Marshall
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at White House Cemetery, St Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle