EDWARDS John Wesley

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    Wesley 
  • Surname:
    EDWARDS
  • Service Number:
    Unknown
  • Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Cavalry
  • Regiment:
    1st/1st Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    8th November 1917
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Gaza War Cemetery, Israel, Grave XIX. D. 11.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of John Wesley Edwards, 55 Freeman St., Coventry

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

EDWARDS John Wesley Is Named On These Memorials

Dudley War Memorial
Netherton Ebenezer Baptist Church WW1 Memorial
Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Netherton Ebenezer Baptist Church with the information: Lt. M.C.

Further Information About EDWARDS John Wesley

Awarded Military Cross.

Officers granted commissions in the 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry from other units:
Second Lieutenant J.W. Edwards, M.M., posted 9th October 1916, wounded 9th January 1917, killed in action 8th November 1917.  Mentioned in Despatches.

Source for additional information: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Worcestershire 1914 – 1922.

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