Private 3351 Edwin Joseph Hankinson

Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 1st/8th Bn
Theatre of War: Balkans
Theatre of War First Served: Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 23/07/1915

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 7th of August 1915 (Saturday)
Born: Wavertree Liverpool
Resided: Salford
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial -

BMD details:
Birth registered Q2 1895 at West Derby - mother's maiden name Hampson Marriage to Florence Hollingsworth 7 Feb 1914 at Salford. Birth of daughter Florence Elizabeth Q2 1914 at Salford

Family details:
Son of James & Elizabeth Hankinson both of whom were born in St Helens.

Census details:
1901 : Edwin J 4 b Wavertree is living with his parents James 36, Elizabeth 40 and siblings William H 6 and James B 10 months at 54 Keswick Grove Pendleton, Salford. 1911 Edwin J 14 a case hardener in machine tool making trade is living with his parents James 46, Elizabeth 50 and siblings William Hampson 16 and James Bertram 10 at 54 Keswick Grove Seedby Salford

Notes:
Medal Index Card lists - "Dead 24.11.1916"

[pic]tpics/edwin_hankinson_soldiers_effects.jpg[/pic][caption]Soldier's Effects (Courtesy of John Yates)[/caption] [pic]tpics/3351_edwin_ hankinson.jpg[/pic][caption](Courtesy of John Yates)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem4.jpg[/pic] [caption]Edwin is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/5178JosephHarrison.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Joseph Harrison (Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]