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Private

George Edson

Service number 19624
Military unit 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Address Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death 22 Jun 1916 (27 years old)
Place of birth Pinxton, Derbyshire
Employment, education or hobbies

George Edson was a colliery hewer.

Family history

He married Annie Bradley at Sutton-in-Ashfield Parish Church on 8th April 1911 and they lived lived with Annie's parents at 22 Sherwood Street, Sutton. George Edson left a widow and two children. Annie married Joseph Hancock in 1919.

Thanks to Andy McKinnon for identifying and researching George Edson.

Military history

George Edson enlisted in Mansfield, and arrived in France on 4th August 1915. He has no known grave and is remembered on Loos Memorial, Dud Corner, Panel 50-52.

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