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We remember Edward Mears
We remember Edward Mears
Timeline
Timeline
1876
birth
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1876
1916
dates
Age 40
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18th October 1916
enlistment
Horsham
United Kingdom
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marriage
Bessie
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service
British Army
1264
Royal Fusiliers
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service
British Army
Lance Serjeant
50657
Royal Defence Corps
13th Observer Company
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location
Potters Cowfold, Sussex
United Kingdom
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1916
death
United Kingdom
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18th October 1916
burial
Sussex
United Kingdom
C.39.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Edward |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Mears |
| Source | 8767944 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potters Cowfold, Sussex | United Kingdom |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 1264 | Royal Fusiliers | |||
| British Army | 50657 | Royal Defence Corps | 13th Observer Company | Lance Serjeant |
Family
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie | wife |
Media
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HeadstonePhotograph of CWGC headstone in St Peter’s Churchyard, Cowfold, West Sussex
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War memorialEdward is remembered on the war memorial in St Peter’s Churchyard, Cowfold, West Sussex
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Communities
Communities
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Headstone | Trevor97969 | |
| St Peter’s Church, Cowfold, West Sussex | Trevor97969 | |
| War memorial | Trevor97969 | |
| War memorial | Trevor97969 |
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