Pte
Edward John Doherty
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1879 |
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Place of birth: Calver, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Calver, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Mason |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 202088 |
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Enlistment place: Attercliffe, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — York and Lancaster Regiment, 1st/4th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 09/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Fleet Cottage, 's Graventafel, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 38 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XIX. Row: H. Grave: 7. |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
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Connection to other soldiers 1
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Richard Dorethy
Stepbrother |
Sources 4
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1911 England Census (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO372). http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 2018), 118-123. Sources used |
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Percy, Douglas, The 1/4th (Hallamshire) Battn., York and Lancaster Regiment, 1914-1919 (London 1926), 79-87. Sources used |
More information 3
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a3e4d768-e0d9-485a-b9bf-ad33caea6988 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/462583 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1661003 |