The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private G Edney

Private George EDNEY, G/11277, 16th Platoon, "D" Company, 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders, France, death presumed on or since, 15th September 1916, age 22.

Born Lewisham SE, son of Herbert and Ada Edney, of Lower Flat, 32A, Mount Pleasant Road, Lewisham, London. 19th September 1919 father, living at 184 Station Road, Westcliff on Sea.

19th September 1914, Lewisham Registry Office, married Theresa Dorothy Lineker, spinster

Child - Rosina Dorothy Edney, born 18th August 1915, Sydenham.

Enlisted Lewisham, SE, age 21 years & 152 days, height 5ft 5¾ inches, weight 137lbs. Resided 78 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE / 83 Bovill Road, Forest Hill, London, SE / 13 Sunderland Road, Forest Hill, SE23. Formerly motor driver.

Home 20th November 1915 to 2nd May 1916; BEF 3rd May 1916 to 15th September 1916.

20th November 1915, enlisted; 2nd May 1916, posted BEF; 2nd May 1916, Southampton, embarked; 3rd May 1916, Havre, disembarked; 15th September 1916, posted missing.

5th May 1917, date when Separation Allowance of 16/- a week and Allotment of Pay of 3/6 a week, payable to wife, will cease.

19th January 1920, letter from Mather & Platt Ltd, Engineers, Park Works, Manchester, asking for information as they are preparing a Roll of Honour of former employees.

10th February 1920, letter from Mayor of Lewisham, asking for further information apart from "officially accepted as having died on or after 15th September 1916".

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France.

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