We remember Edwin Timms

We remember Edwin Timms

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Timeline

Timeline

1877
sibling Flora J Timms Source:8579861 1877
1879
birth Juniper Hill, Cottisford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom Source:5794336 Source:8579861 12th September 1879
1884
sibling May Timms Source:8579861 1884
1887
sibling Ethel E Timms Source:8579861 1887
1889
sibling Frank W Timms Source:8579861 1889
1891
dates Age 11 Source:8579861 1891
1891
employment Agricultural labourer United Kingdom Source:8579861 1891
1891
sibling Annie G Timms Source:8579861 1891
1891
location Juniper, Cottisford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8579861 1891
1896
awards Ashanti Star Other War Service Award Source:5794336 1896
1911
dates Age 31 Source:6980723 1911
1911
employment Farm labourer United Kingdom Source:6980723 1911
1914
dates Age 35 Source:5794336 12th December 1914
1914
employment Labourer Canada Source:5794336 12th December 1914
1914
enlistment Winnipeg Canada Source:8597211 12th December 1914
1915
hospitalisation Rheumatic fever: hospitalised. Hospital/Institution Source:8597218 November 1915 - November 1915
1916
dates Age 36 Source:6980765 26th April 1916
1916
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 81889 Eastern Ontario Regiment 2nd Bn. Source:6980765 26th April 1916
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 81889 Canadian Infantry Source:7250696
1916
death Killed in Action Killed during a relatively quiet period after the battle for the St.Eloi craters, near Ypres. Belgium Source:7250696 Source:6980765 26th April 1916
burial Woods Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium II.F.3 Source:8560764

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edwin
Initials E
Last Name Timms
Source 6980723
First Names Edward
Initials E
Source 6980723
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Juniper, Cottisford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 81889 Eastern Ontario Regiment 2nd Bn.
Canadian Expeditionary Force 81889 Canadian Infantry Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Ashanti Star Other War Service Award
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma Timms mother
Albert Timms father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Flora J Timms sister 1877
May Timms sister 1884
Ethel E Timms sister 1887
Frank W Timms brother 1889
Annie G Timms sister 1891
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Grey Light brown
DateHeightSource
1914-12-12 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-12-12 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Malcolm40553
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Malcolm40553
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023

External Evidence

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Casualty Details from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website Malcolm40553
History timeline Andrew43023
Attestation paper, Edwin Timms Andrew43023
Description of Edwin Timms on enlistment Andrew43023
Edwin Timms (1879-1916) Andrew43023
Edwin Timms (1879-1916) Andrew43023
Canadian Great War Project - Edwin Timms David1730
Canadian Virtual War Memorial David1730

Multimedia

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The Timms Family David1730
Edwin Timms - Duke of Wellingtons Regiment David1730

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