Private 20948 John Meredith Edwards

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915

Age at death: 23
Date of death: 14th of July 1917 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery - III. F. 22.

Census details:
1901 - 7 years old John is living at 14 Junction Lane, Sutton, St Helens with his parents John (30), Ellen (34) and two siblings: Robert (5), Elizabeth (3). Also at the address is John's brother Robert M Jones (26). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Haulage lad down pit' John living at 17, Junction Lane, Sutton, St Helens with parents John (40), Ellen (44) and three siblings: Robert (15), Kitty (9), Ivor (2).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url] Age taken from service papers.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/EdwardJM_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/J_Edwards_SLR_zps60c61361.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Meredith Edwards at Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]