We remember Edward Hornby Shears

We remember Edward Hornby Shears

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Liverpool United Kingdom Source:8842587 4th December 1890
1900
education The Leas Hoylake, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8842587 1900 - 1904
1909
education Obtained a 'second' in 'Mods' in 1910, and a 'first' in 'Greats' in 1913. Trinity College, The University of Oxford Source:8842587 1909
1911
location 19 Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, Lancashire United Kingdom parents address Source:8842599 2nd April 1911
1917
dates Age 26 Source:7248196 4th July 1917
service British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards Source:3993526
1917
death Killed in Action Ted went to the front line trenches at Boesinghe, where he was hit by a fragment of a big German shell, which penetrated his steel helmet, killing him instantaneously. He was buried the next day . Boesinghe Belgium Source:7248196 Source:8842587 4th July 1917
burial Canada Farm Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7248196

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edward Hornby
Initials EH
Last Name Shears
Source 3993526
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
19 Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, Lancashire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Irish Guards Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles Hartley Bedwell Shears father
Susan Jevons mother

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Hannah21187
Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription Hannah21187
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Hannah21187
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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Active service diary of Edward Hornby Shears: 21 Jan 1917- 1 July 1917 Hannah21187
Liverpool Echo, "Deaths", 9th July 1917 Hannah21187
Liverpool Echo, "Irish Guards Officer", 10th July 1917 Hannah21187
Liverpool Daily Post, "Deaths", 20th July 1917 Hannah21187

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Grave of E H Shears Hannah21187

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