BORN DEWSBURY 1883, BUT RESIDENT & ENLISTED IN HULL. WORKED AS A BRASS FINISHER. ONLY SON OF WILLIAM HENRY & MARTHA EDSON. HAD ONE OLDER SISTER SARAH MARGARET EDSON. HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED WITH THE 1ST KOYLI. RE-ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS ON 7/09/1914, AT THE AGE OF 31. SERVED IN EGYPT FROM 15/12/1915. POSTED TO FRANCE ON 8/03/1916. KILLED AT OPPY WOOD, 3/05/1917, AGED 34.
NB: ROBERT EDSON, EYR – 485 HESSLE RD. & EDSON FAMILY AT 7, ARNON VILLAS, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL.
| Name | William Henry Edson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, 1883 |
| Death Date | 3 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 12th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 11/25 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
WILLIAM HENRY
Military Number:
45962
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
03/05/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
34
