James Herbert Edgson
James Edgson worked as a machine cutter's apprentice at the Player's tobacco factory.
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James Herbert Edgson was born in 1892 at Keyworth hwas the son of John Edgson a gas works stoker and Ada Leah May
His father John was born in 1868 at Langham, Rutland, his mother Ada Leah May was born in 1871 at Wymondham, Leicestershire, they were married on 25th December 1890 at St Johns Church, Worksop, they had a further child, Harold born in 1899 at Chilwell.
The addresses identified for their family homes: Attenborough Yard, Main Street, Keyworth [C.1891]; 57 St Paul’s Street Radford [C.1901 & CWGC]. John Edgson who had started out as an agricultural labourer [C.1891] subsequently became a gas stoker working for Nottingham Corporation [C.1901 & C.1911]. He died at Nottingham, aged 84 in 1952. His widow, Ada Leah Edgson, died in Nottingham two years later, aged 83, in 1954.
Private James Herbert Edgson, enlisted at Nottingham whilst residing at Old Radford, he served with the 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) Regiment, he went to Gallipoli 1st July 1915 and died of wounds, 13th September 1915, aged 24, in Malta. he was wounded at Sulva in Gallipoli and was taken via Alexandria to Malta by hospital ship and died of his wounds on 13th September 1915. He is buried in Pieta Cemetery, Malta (grave ref B.XII.4)
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 30 September 1915: 'EDGSON died of wounds and sickness, September 12th, Private JH Edgson, son of John and Ada Edgson age 24 years.'
In memoriam published 12th September 1916 in the Nottingham Evening Post :-
“EDGSON. – In ever loving memory of Private J. H. Edgson, 9th Sherwood Foresters, who died at Malta, September 12th, 1915. [1] Gone from us, but not forgotten, never will his memory fade, and in heaven we hope to meet him, where we ne'er shall part again. – Mother, father, brother, grandma.”
[1] All official sources give his date of death as 13th September 1915.
Above in memoriam and information is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
James Herbert Edgson grave
21261 Private James Herbert Edgson, died of wounds on 13 September 1915. He is buried at Pieta Cemetery, Malta, grave B. XII. 4.
Visited by Mrs Newton and photographs taken
James Herbert Edgson
Photograph of John Herbert Edgson is courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website