BORN BARRY, CARDIFF, 1892. SON OF PETER CHRISTENESEN & SARAH ANN GALSWORTHY, OF 8, CROMPTON VILLAS, ESCOURT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS); 267, WINCOLMLEE, HULL & 2, DERBY AVENUE, BRIGHT STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE LIVED IN MIDDLESBOROUGH IN 1901. HE WORKED AS A CRANE FIREMAN.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 8871, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 235503, 2ND WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 31/07/1917, AGED 25.
UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, SARAH ANN AND SISTER, KARINA. HIS WEEKLY WAR PENSION WAS 12 SHILLINGS & SIXPENCE
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE MENIN GATE MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING AT YPRES.
| Name | Edward Theophelis Christie |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Barry, Cardiff, 1892 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 31 Jul 1917 |
| Death Place | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 235503 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 8871, East Yorks Regt |
First name:
EDWARD THEOPHILUS
Military Number:
235503
Rank:
Private
Date Died
31/07/1917
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
25
2, DERBY AVENUE, BRIGHT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
