BORN KEYINGHAM 1894. SON OF GEORGE WILLIAM & SARAH L EDLINGTON, AT 7, PARK TERRACE, SEATON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION & CWGC ADDRESS). A WAGGONER & HULL POLICEMAN.
HE ENLISTED HULL. SERVED AS LANCE SERGEANT, IN THE 1ST & 2ND COLDSTREAM GUARDS. AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL (MM) FOR BRAVERY. KILLED ON 27/08/1918, AGED 24. HE IS BURIED AT CROISILLES BRITISH CEMETERY. LISTED IN THE HULL ROLL OF HONOUR (HULL DAILY MAIL 6 SEPT 1918)
He is commemorated on the Hull City Police Force Memorial Plaque, Priory road Police station, Hull, unveiled on 21st January 1923.
HIS BROTHER, GEORGE EDLINGTON, 11351, 3RD COLDSTREAM GUARDS, WAS KILLED AT THE SOMME, ON 25/09/1916.
| Name | John Holmes Edlington |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Keyingham, Yorkshire 1894 |
| Residence | Keyingham, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 27 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Croisilles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Lance Sergeant |
| Regiment | Coldstream Guards, 2nd |
| Regimental Number | 12818 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | M.M. |
First name:
JOHN HOLMES
Regiment:
Military Number:
12818
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Date Died
27/08/1918
Place died:
Croisilles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
24
7, PARK TERRACE, SEATON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
