Life story: Edward Wolstencroft | Lives of the First World War

Type	Name
First Names	Edward
Initials	E
Last Name	Wolstencroft
Source	4843592

Gender	Source
Male

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
10 Marie Street, Openshaw, Manchester	United Kingdom	parents address	known 31st March 1901
3 Moody Street, Bradford, Manchester	United Kingdom	parents address	known 2nd April 1911

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	21070	Manchester Regiment	22nd (Service) Battalion (7th City)	Private
British Army	21070	Manchester Regiment	22nd (Service) Battalion (7th City)	Lance Corporal

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Military Medal (MM)	British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Sarah Ann Wolstencroft nee Hynes	mother
Edward Wolstencroft	father

Name	Relationship	Dates
Sarah Ann Wolstencroft	sister	1892
Ellen Wolstencroft	sister	1894
Margaret Wolstencroft	sister	1898
Esther Wolstencroft	sister	1900
Christopher Wolstencroft	brother	1903
William Wolstencroft	brother	1906
Cecilia Wolstencroft	sister	1909
Fanny Wolstencroft	sister	1911

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
Medal Index Cards Transcription	Yvonne27542

Reference	Connected by	More information
London Gazette	Carol58610
Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919	Keith22624
The Long Long Trail Website	Keith22624
Memory Square	Carol63956
War Time Memories Project	Carol63956
Every Man Matters	Carol63956
To Fight Alongside Friends	Carol63956

Title	Connected by	More information
Cap Badge of the Manchester Regiment in WWI	Keith22624
Uncle Edward Wolstencroft	Carol58610
1901 Census	Carol58610
1911 Census	Carol58610
Medal Card	Carol58610
Great Roll	Carol58610
Medal proof	Carol58610
Next of kin	Carol58610
Manchester Pals	Carol58610
Manchester Pals	Carol58610
To Fight Amoung Heroes	Carol63956
June 3rd 1916, transcript of Charles May Diairies	Carol63956
Manchester Evening News 1916	Carol63956
Manchester Evening News March 1917	Carol63956
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/590460/	Carol63956
Letter informing of death	Carol63956
Photograph of Edward grave	Carol63956
14 April 1917	Carol63956
Lance Corporal Edward Wolstencroft	Carol63956
Photo of him with his battalion	Carol63956
UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929	Carol63956
UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920	Carol63956
Rememberance	Desmond1478

ID: 4843592

Reference: WO372/22

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5969086
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4848122

Credit: © The National Archives

ID: 7272948

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

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/590460/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/464294

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: 7723546

Name: 10th August 1916 Pg 7 (pg7891 in total)

Title: London Gazette

Description: Edward was awarded the Military Medal, this was Gazette in August 1916.

Connected by: Carol58610

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29701/supplement/7891
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Additional: Edward received the Military Medal, The Star for his service in WWI.

ID: 8530541

Name: RG13/3680

Reference: National Archives

Title: 1901 Census of Openshaw Manchester

Connected by: Keith22624

Additional: 1901 Census of Openshaw Manchester

ID: 8530547

Name: 1911 Census of Bradford Manchester

Reference: National Archives

Title: 1911 Census of Bradford Manchester

Connected by: Keith22624

Additional: 1911 Census of Bradford Manchester

ID: 8530561

Name: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 HMSO

Reference: Genealogy website

Title: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919

Connected by: Keith22624

Additional: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919

ID: 8530590

Title: Cap Badge of the Manchester Regiment in WWI

Description: Cap Badge of the Manchester Regiment in WWI Imperial War Museum Collection : ID Number: INS 7219 Crown Copyright

Connected by: Keith22624

ID: 8531072

Name: The Long Long Trail Website

Title: The Long Long Trail Website

Description: The Long Long Trail Website gives details about the 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment

Connected by: Keith22624

URL: http://www.1914-1918.net/mancs.htm
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Additional: The Long Long Trail Website gives details about the 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment

ID: 8566368

Title: Uncle Edward Wolstencroft

Description: In his uniform, Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion, C Company.

Connected by: Carol58610

ID: 8566370

Title: 1901 Census

Description: 1901 Census with Edward

Connected by: Carol58610