EDWARDS Francis

  • First Name(s):
    Francis 
  • Surname:
    EDWARDS
  • Service Number:
    240323
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st/8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    5th October 1918
  • Age At Death:
    29
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France, Panel 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and enlisted Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of William and Mary Edwards, of Highfields Shrubbery, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

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EDWARDS Francis Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove St John the Baptist Church WW1 Memorial

Further Information About EDWARDS Francis

F. Edwards, Corporal, Worcestershire Regiment was employed by the Midland Railway as a Wagon Lifter in the Carriage and Wagon Department at Bromsgrove Station. These details are recorded in the company’s memorial book.

Source: In Remembrance of the Brave Men of the Midland Railway who Gave their Lives in the Great War 1914-1919. Published by the company to coincide with the unveiling of the Midland Railway War Memorial at Derby on Thursday 15th December 1921 at 11.45am.

Francis Edwards has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Vis-en-Artois Memorial.

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