William Charles Edwards (1886-1915)

Individual Events and Attributes

1915 CWGC memorial William Charles Edwards

Occupation:
oil refiner²
Birth:
Q4 1886
Southwark, Surrey, England^1,2,3,4
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 4)
21 G Block Peabody Buildings, Southwark Street, Southwark, London, England³
son attending school and living in two rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother Henry, and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England⁴
unmarried son working as an errand boy and living in four rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, brother Henry and sister Jenny. Born in Southwark London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 24)
36 Heygate Street, Walworth, London, England²
unmarried son working as a refiner at an oil works and living in six rooms with his parents Henry and Amy, sister Jennie and a boarder. Born in Southwark London
Death:
16 May 1915 (age 28)
Pas-de-Calais, France⁵
War Memorial:
Le Touret Memorial, Rue du Bois, Le Touret, Pas-de-Calais, France⁵
rifleman no:R/7579 of 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps died 16th May 1915

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). St. Saviour Surrey 1886 quarter:4 volume:1d page:17. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

2.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:1806 class:RG78 piece:64 registration district:23 sub-district:4 enumeration district:14 schedule:99. Cit. Date: 10 March 2020.

3.: England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:343 folio:102 page:53. Cit. Date: 29 January 2020.

4.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:385 folio:61 page:43. Cit. Date: 9 March 2020.

5.: Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Le Touret Memorial panels:32 and 33. Cit. Date: 12 April 2021.