Gunner 52432 Edward Cavanagh
Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 6th Ammunition Col.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: (5a) Adriatic
Date Entered Therein: 20/11/1914
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 27th of September 1916
Born: Waterford, Ireland
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery - XXI. A. 6.
Family details:
Next-of-Kin from MIC: Mrs S A Parr, 56 Derby Street, St Helens. Siblings are legatees.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old schoolboy Edward is living at 53 Stanley Street, St Helens with parents Lawrence (32), Eliza J (28) and five siblings: Mary A (11), Kate (9), Sarah (7), Lawrence (1), Stephen (3 mths). Only Stephen was born at St Helens - the rest of the family are born Ireland. 1901 - 14 years old 'Sheet Glass Attendant' Edward is living at 31 Cowley Street, St Helens with step-father John Birchall (59), remarried mother Eliza J Birchall (40), half sister Elizabeth Birchall (1) and five siblings: Mary A Cavannagh (20), Sarah Cavannagh (16), Stephen Cavannagh (10), Jane Cavannagh (9) and married sister Kate Smith (17) with her son William Smith (6 Mths). Boarder Michael Conway (34) is also at the address 1911 - 22 years old 'Shoeing Smith' Edward is serving in the military and based in Ceylon and India.
Notes:
Prisoner Of War: Turkey 30/04/1916. Age taken from census.
Prisoner Of War: Turkey 30/04/1916. Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/52432EdwardCavanagh.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
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[caption]Edward is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
