OBREY Edward Alfred

  • First Name(s):
    Edward 
    Alfred 
  • Surname:
    OBREY
  • Service Number:
    4244
  • Rank:

    Gunner

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Artillery
  • Corps:
    Royal Field Artillery
  • Brigade:
    3rd/2nd South Midland Brigade
  • Former Units:
    Transferred to (174405) 424th Company Labour Corps
  • Date of Death:
    4th December 1918
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    High House Farm, Redditch, Worcestershire
  • Place of Burial:
    Buried in Worcester (Astwood) Cemetery, Worcestershire, England, Grave 72.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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OBREY Edward Alfred Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Astwood Cemetery
Worcester St Paul’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Worcester St Paul’s Church surname spelt Obrey. Worcester Astwood Cemetery surname spelt Obery.

Further Information About OBREY Edward Alfred

Edward Obrey was baptised on 10th April 1889, one of four sons and the 10th child of Richard and Selina Obrey of Carden Street, Worcester. Richard was a cordwainer, he died in 1912 aged 67. Edward died from double bronchial pneumonia on 3rd December 1918. A coroner’s inquest was held on 6th December 1918 in Mapleborough Green, Redditch.

Edward Alfred Obrey, occupation: soldier, resident Carden Street, St Pauls, died at High House Farm, Redditch. He was buried in consecrated ground in Astwood Cemetery on 10th November 1918, aged 30 years. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend H.C. Jones.

Source for additional information: Register of burials in Astwood Cemetery, entry no 40471, available on microfilm at Worcestershire Archives.

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