EDWARDS Enoch

  • First Name(s):
    Enoch 
  • Surname:
    EDWARDS
  • Service Number:
    241584
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st/8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    23rd February 1917
  • Age At Death:
    27
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Assevillers New British Cemetery, France, Grave II. B. 1.
  • Place of Birth:
    Alvechurch, Worcestershire, resident Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, enlisted Barnt Green, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Husband of Florence Leah Gaskin (formerly Edwards), 15 Finstall Rd., Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

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EDWARDS Enoch Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove St John the Baptist Church WW1 Memorial
Catshill War Memorial

Further Information About EDWARDS Enoch

Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger, 17th March 1917:
Private Enoch Edwards, 4694, Worcestershire Regiment, resident Bromsgrove.  Killed in action on 23rd February 1917.  Enlisted on 14th February 1916 and has been on active service since August.  He was in his 28th year and before enlisting he was employed by Messrs. C & A Bird, Pinfield House, Barnt Green.  His widow resides at 11 Gas Square, Bromsgrove (married since the outbreak of the war).  A letter from his company commander, Captain J.P. Bate, states that he was serving as a runner and was hit by a bullet on the morning of 23rd February, causing injuries to his spine.  He died soon afterwards.  The report includes a photograph of Private Enoch Edwards.

The death of Enoch Edwards is also mentioned in a report on the death of Private George Banner of Bromsgrove in the Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger, 31st March 1917.  Private Banner was a stretcher bearer and around 10 days before his death he tended two men who had been wounded and succeeded in getting them both to a place of safety, after having dressed their wounds, although he was under constant enemy fire.  One of the wounded was Private Enoch Edwards, who has since died.

The following information has been researched by Andrew Bate:
1891 Census
Hall Flat, Bromsgrove
George Edwards, head, aged 25, Farm Labourer
Sarah Edwards, wife, aged 26
Enoch Edwards, son, aged 1

1901 census
Staple Hill, North Bromsgrove
George Edwards, head, aged 35, Gardener domestic
Sarah Edwards, wife, aged 36
Enoch Edwards, son, aged 11
Mary Edwards, daughter, aged 9
Florence Edwards, daughter, aged 7
Albert Edwards, son, aged 5
Gertrude Edwards, daughter, aged 3

1911 Census
Staple Hill, Bromsgrove
George Edwards, head, aged 45, Gardener Domestic
Sarah Edwards, wife, aged 46, married 22 years, 7 children, all still living
Enoch Edwards, son, aged 21, Gardener Domestic
Florrie Edwards, daughter, aged 16
Albert Edwards, son, aged 14
Gladys Edwards, daughter, aged 11
Frances Edwards, son, aged 9
Rosie Edwards, daughter, aged 7

Medal Index card:
Enoch Edwards, Private 4694 formerly Private 241584, 1st/8th Worcestershire Regiment. Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal.

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Credits: Bromsgrove Weekly Messenger researched and transcribed by Adrian Carter.