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205962 L/Cpl. Edward Alfred Williamson British Army 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers from:Horbury, Nr. Wakefield (d.17th Sep 1917) The above was my great uncle, older brother of my maternal grandmother. He along with his older brother both enlisted as part of Kitcheners army of 1914, His older brother John also died as a result of wounds during the Somme battle of 1916. He was in the 11th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. They were both coal miners around the Wakefield coal fields, both married, but never to return home. John left a wife and four children, Teddy as he was known by his family had one child. All I know about Teddy is that he voluntered and was killed in action just pror to the battle of the Menin Rd,20th September 1917. His body was never found and he is commemerated at the Tyne Cot cemetery. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**