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Edward Cave Freeman
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1893 |
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Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Assistant postman |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Rifleman |
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Service number: 371004 |
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Units: — London Regiment, 1/8th Bn. (Post Office Rifles) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 19/07/1917 |
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Place of death: Hooge, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 24 |
Cemetery
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Oak Dump Cemetery Plot: / Row: D Grave: 9 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
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| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
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.
Sources 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/160681/EDWARD%20CAVE%20FREEMAN/ Sources used |
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Naval and Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com Sources used |
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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 Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk Sources used |