Life story: Edwin John Marsh | Lives of the First World War

Type	Name
First Names	Edwin John
Initials	EJ
Last Name	Marsh
Source	9328846

Gender	Source
Male

Address	Country	Type	Date
Ashington, Wimborne, Dorset	United Kingdom	their own address	known 28th August 1914
Dorchester, Dorset	United Kingdom	military residence address	known 31st March 1901
High Street, Puddletown, Dorset	United Kingdom	their own address	known 2nd April 1911
Sturminster Marshall, Dorset	United Kingdom	their own address	known 10th November 1915

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	6457	Dorsetshire Regiment		Acting Serjeant
British Army	6457	Dorsetshire Regiment	2nd Battalion	Private
British Army	6457	Dorsetshire Regiment		Serjeant

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Maria Marsh	mother
George Marsh	father

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Charlotte Davis	wife	12th July 1906

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Grey	Brown

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Paul141391
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Paul141391

Reference	Connected by	More information
Another photo of Serjeant Edwin John Marsh found online.	Amy127
Ancestry Website link to the 1911 Census.	Amy127

Title	Connected by	More information
Marriage Certificate	Amy127
Birth Certificate	Amy127
Memorial 1	Amy127
Menin Gate Memorial	Amy127
Memorial, Winterborne Kingston	Amy127
Edwin John Marsh	Amy127
Tag	Paul141391
Parchment reserve certificate.	Paul141391
WW1 Medals.	Paul141391
Casualties Form Letter D	Paul141391
2nd November 1915	Paul141391
2nd November 1915, Transcript.	Paul141391
Field Service Post Card	Paul141391
Laying a Wreath at the Menin Gate	Amy127
Edwin John Marsh's son 'Fred' as a young boy.	Amy127
WWI memorial - after Remembrance Day 2018	Amy127

ID: 2925912

Reference: WO372/13

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/2928942

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 7456266

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/714543

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

ID: 9328813

Title: Marriage Certificate

Description: The Marriage Certificate of Edwin John Marsh & Charlotte Davis

Connected by: Amy127

Additional: Edwin is my 2x great grandfather, the certificate is held in a family history collection.

ID: 9328846

Title: Birth Certificate

Description: The Birth Certificate of Edwin John Marsh.

Connected by: Amy127

Additional: Edwin is my 2x great grandfather, the certificate is part of a family collection.

ID: 9329422

Title: Memorial 1

Description: This Memorial is inside the Church at Canford Magna, Dorset. Sgt Edwin John Marsh, 6th Battalion, Dorsets

Connected by: Amy127

Additional: Edwin is my 2x great grandfather, this photograph is part of a family collection.

ID: 9344804

Title: Menin Gate Memorial

Description: This is a photograph of Edwin John Marsh's name at the Menin Gate.

Connected by: Amy127

Additional: Edwin is my 2x great grandfather, the photo is in a family collection.

ID: 9344880

Title: Memorial, Winterborne Kingston

Description: The village War Memorial including Edwin John Marsh.

Connected by: Amy127

Additional: This photo is from a family collection, Edwin is my 2x great grandfather.

ID: 9344885

Title: Edwin John Marsh

Description: Photograph of Edwin, probably taken before WW1.

Connected by: Amy127

ID: 9375360

Title: Tag

Description: Edwin John Marsh, Name, Regiment and Service Number.

Connected by: Paul141391

Additional: The item is part of a family collection.

ID: 9375367

Title: Parchment reserve certificate.

Description: This certificate issued on the 9th March 1905 transfers Edwin to the Army Reserve after 3 years service.

Connected by: Paul141391

Additional: The certificate is part of a family collection.

ID: 9375381

Title: WW1 Medals.

Description: This is a photograph of the three medals awarded to Edwin John Marsh.

Connected by: Paul141391

Additional: The Medals are mentioned on his Medal Card.

ID: 9375394

Title: Casualties Form Letter D

Description: Letter sent to inform family of the death of Edwin John Marsh.

Connected by: Paul141391

Additional: The letter is part of a family collection remembering Edwin's Life Story

ID: 9376690

Title: 2nd November 1915

Description: Letter from C.S.Rowley, Lt-Col. Comdg 6th Dorsets Regt

Connected by: Paul141391

Additional: This letter and it's transcript are part of a family collection of Edwin's Life Story.

ID: 9376721

Title: 2nd November 1915, Transcript.

Description: Typed transcript of letter received from Lt-Col. C.S.Rowley.

Connected by: Paul141391

Additional: This typed copy of the original hand written letter is part of a family collection of Edwin's Life Story.

ID: 9378193

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Paul141391

UPP: GBC/1901/0014449039

Credit: © General Register Office

ID: 9378205

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Paul141391

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/12392/0033/1

ID: 9378213

Title: Field Service Post Card

Description: Card sent to Edwin's wife, August 1914.

Connected by: Paul141391

Additional: This may have been the 1st card he sent, we have nothing earlier. It is part of a family collection of Edwin's Life Story.

ID: 9448136

Title: Laying a Wreath at the Menin Gate

Description: When I was studying history GCSE I went on a school 'Battlefields Tour' trip to France and Belgium. This was linked to our studies about WWI. We attended the Last Post at The Menin Gate and I laid a wreath with another pupil from my school (approximate year: 2000). I was chosen because my Dad (Paul Bennett) had, through his family history research, had a certificate that proved Serjeant Edwin John Marsh was my relative and that his name was on the Menin Gate.

Connected by: Amy127

Additional: This is a photo from a family collection. It is a photo of the wreath that I laid at the Menin Gate on behalf of my school for the fallen soliders, one of which was my ancestor Serjeant Edwin John Marsh.

ID: 9448150

Name: E Marsh

Title: Another photo of Serjeant Edwin John Marsh found online.

Description: Photo of E Marsh accompanying the war memorial research on Winterborne Kingston in WWI. It states on the website that all research is copyright of DORSETWW1.CO.UK.

Connected by: Amy127

URL: http://dorsetinthegreatwar.co.uk/winterbornekingston.html
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Additional: The person's name, address, details all match those that we have on record for him.

ID: 9448163

Name: Living in Puddletown, Dorset in 1911.

Title: Ancestry Website link to the 1911 Census.

Description: Edwin John Marsh is married to Charlotte Marsh and they have three children. One of the children is Edwin Frederick Marsh ('Fred').

Connected by: Amy127

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&indiv=try&h=45070762
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Additional: The 1911 census shows that the family were living in Puddletown in 1911.

ID: 9448175

Title: Edwin John Marsh's son 'Fred' as a young boy.

Description: Edwin John Marsh had a young family when he went off to war. This is a photo of his son 'Fred' from a family collection. We know that Edwin Marsh wrote home to his family whilst he was away at war. It is dated approximately 1908-9, when Fred was about 1-2 years old.

Connected by: Amy127

Additional: This is my great grandfather 'Fred' Marsh (Serjeant Edwin John Marsh's son). It is from a family collection.

Edwin John Marsh's son 'Fred' as a young boy.

ID: 9469963

Title: WWI memorial - after Remembrance Day 2018

Description: Edwin John Marsh’s name is on this memorial in Winterborne Kingston, Dorset.

Connected by: Amy127

WWI memorial - after Remembrance Day 2018

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