We remember Edwin Arthur Schirn

We remember Edwin Arthur Schirn

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Timeline

Timeline

1874
birth East Ham, Essex United Kingdom Source:6623724 Source:6623674 26th June 1874
1900
marriage Clara Annie Veness Source:9221311 16th December 1900
1902
children Edwin Vincent Schirn Source:8926529 20th December 1902
1904
children Henry Charles Schirn Source:8926529 24th December 1904
1908
children Ada Sophia Schirn Source:8926529 27th February 1908
1909
children William Frederick Schirn Source:8926529 12th November 1909
1912
children Susan Elizabeth Schirn Source:8926529 2nd January 1912
1913
children Annie Daisy Schirn Source:8926529 8th September 1913
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:3923104 11th August 1915
1916
children George Albert Schirn Source:8926529 8th April 1916
enlistment Walthamstow, Essex United Kingdom Source:6623674
service British Army Private 2551 Essex Regiment Source:3923104
service British Army Serjeant 300368 Essex Regiment 1st/7th Battalion Source:8926358
theatres Egypt :4 Source:6623674
location West Ham, Essex United Kingdom Source:6623674
1917
death Self-inflicted wounds whilst in state of temporary insanity due to active service. Gaza Palestine, State of Source:6623674 Source:8926529 28th June 1917
burial Gaza War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Palestine, State of XXII. D. 7. Source:8926358

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edwin Arthur
Initials EA
Last Name Schirn
Source 6623674
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
West Ham, Essex United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2551 Essex Regiment Private
British Army 300368 Essex Regiment 1st/7th Battalion Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
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
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edwin Vincent Schirn son 20th December 1902
Henry Charles Schirn son 24th December 1904
Ada Sophia Schirn daughter 27th February 1908
William Frederick Schirn son 12th November 1909
Susan Elizabeth Schirn daughter 2nd January 1912
Annie Daisy Schirn daughter 8th September 1913
George Albert Schirn son 8th April 1916
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Clara Annie Veness wife 16th December 1900

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Evidence

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Kay12266
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Kay12266
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Yvonne27542
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Yvonne27542

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Ministry of Pensions: First World War Widows' Pensions Forms Yvonne27542

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