Obituary of Edwin Willdig printed in the Macclesfield Courier on 22nd July 1916

Obituary of Edwin Willdig printed in the Macclesfield Courier on 22nd July 1916

known 22nd July 1916

LANCE-CORPORAL E WILDIG Information has been received by Mr Charles Wildig, of 108 Black Road, Macclesfield, of the death of his son, Lance-Corporal Edwin Wildig, of the 10th Batt Cheshire Regiment [sic], on June 26th. Lance-Corporal Wildig was educated at St Paul’s School, and for the past nine years he had worked at Stockport as a porter-guard on the L & NW Railway. He was a member of the Territorial Force, and was called up on the outbreak of war. He was in training until nine months ago, when he was out to France. A memorial service was held on Sunday night last, at the Mill Street Mission, where the deceased soldier formerly attended.

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    Born 1887

    Died 1916

    British Army 15383 Cheshire Regiment

    British Army 13160 Lance-Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion