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Edward Cave Freeman
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsjahr: 1893 |
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Geburtsort: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Assistent Briefträger |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Rifleman |
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Dienstnummer: 371004 |
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Einheiten: — London Regiment, 1/8th Bn. (Post Office Rifles) (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 19/07/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Hooge, Zillebeke, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 24 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Oak Dump Cemetery Grabstelle: / Reihe: D Grab: 9 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 3
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1914-15 Star Medaille |
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 2
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| #2 | Ort des Todes (ungefähr) |
Meine Geschichte
Edward Cave Freeman was an assistant postman born in Cambridge, UK. Rifleman Freeman was part of the 1/8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), 140th Brigade, 47th Division. Around the 19th of July 1917 his battalion was doing tours of line duty in front of Hooge and its old sector with headquarters near Spoilbank. On that day 5 soldiers and 2 Second Lieutenants were killed, 10 soldiers wounded. Rifleman Edward Cave Freeman was one of them. He was buried at Oak Dump Cemetery, where he is still remembered today.
Quellen 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com Verwendete Quellen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/160681/EDWARD%20CAVE%20FREEMAN/ Verwendete Quellen |
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Naval and Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com Verwendete Quellen |
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Nn. History of the Post Office Rifles 8th battalion City of London Regiment : 1914 to 1918. Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd, 1919. 16-7 Verwendete Quellen |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk Verwendete Quellen |