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Edward Cave Freeman
Informations sur naissance
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Année de naissance: 1893 |
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Lieu de naissance: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Assistante facteur |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Rifleman |
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Numéro de service: 371004 |
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Unités: — London Regiment, 1/8th Bn. (Post Office Rifles) (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 19/07/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Hooge, Zillebeke, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 24 |
Cimetière
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Oak Dump Cemetery Parcelle: / Rangée: D Tombe: 9 |
Distinctions et médailles 3
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1914-15 Star Médaille |
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 2
| #1 | Lieu de naissance | ||
| #2 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
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 utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/160681/EDWARD%20CAVE%20FREEMAN/ Sources utilisées |
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Naval and Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com Sources utilisées |
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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 utilisées |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk Sources utilisées |