Individual Details
William EDWARDS
(Abt 1876 - 22 Jun 1916)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1876 | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire | |||
| Residence | 1881 | with his parents - 4, Shaws Lane, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire | |||
| Occupation | 1891 | coal miner - Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence | 1891 | with his cousins Llewellyn and Elizabeth Williams (nee Davies) - 7, Pantile Row, Glyncorrwg, Glamorganshire | |||
| Residence | 1901 | as a boarder (as was brother Fred and John) - 61, Woodfield Terrace, Penrhiwceibwr, Glamorganshire | |||
| Occupation | 1901 | coal miner (hewer) - Penrhiwceibwr, Glamorganshire | |||
| Military | 1914 | in the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers and enlisted as a private - Cardiff, Glamorganshire |  | ||
| Death | 22 Jun 1916 | killed in action (missing) by the Red Dragon Mine - Givenchy-les-la-Bassee, Pas-de-Calais, France | | ||
| Burial | Loos Memorial, Dud Corner Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | |
Families
| Father | John EDWARDS (1852 - 1916) |
| Mother | Margaret PHILLIPS (1852 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Mary Anne EDWARDS (1875 - 1880) |
| Sibling | David EDWARDS (1879 - ) |
| Sibling | John EDWARDS (1881 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas EDWARDS (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | Frederick "Fred" EDWARDS (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann EDWARDS (1889 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Trevor EDWARDS (doubtful) (1889 - ) |
Notes
Military
Service number 5484.Death
Pte. William Edwards, R.F.A., whose home was at 73 [?] Pentwyn Avenue, Penrhiwceiber, has been killed in action in France. He joined his regiment at the outbreak of war, and had seen 18 months service in the trenches. The sad news was communicated to his sister-in-law by the War Office. Pte. Edwards was single, and was 40 years of age. It appears that he was blown up by a mine. He has one brother at home wounded; another, Trevor, serving in Egypt, and another, David, in Gibraltar. Great sympathy is felt for the bereaved family.Source The Aberdare Leader