Pte
Edward Taylor Heath
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1895 |
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Place of birth: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Architecture Student |
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: 270583 |
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Enlistment date: 03/12/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 26/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Hill 40, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 22 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 13 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
In the attack on 26 September 1917, the 2nd Royal Scots (8th Brigade, 3rd Division) were to carry a line extending from the Ypres-Roulers Railway to west of Hill 40. Due to heavy mist the troops had great difficulty in preserving direction. Hill 40 could not be taken. After a German counter attack the position in front could be ascertain. Edward must have been killed during this attack.
Sources 3
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2 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers (The National Archives, Kew (TNA) WO 95/2340/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Ewing, John, The Royal Scots: 1914-1919. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1925. Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018. Sources used |
More information 3
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=3b3f6dc2-d127-4ea0-b66b-c1c06d072a95 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1815502 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/836074 |