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242959 Maj. Edward Fairlie British Army 17th (British Empire League) Btn. King Royal Rifle Corps from:45 St Georges Rd, Westminster, London. (d.30th Mar 1918) Edward Fairlie was born about 1882 the son of William Fairlie, J.P., D.L., of Holms, Ayrshire. He was the husband of Marjorie Fairlie. He joined the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps during August 1914 and was commissioned into the 7th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He arrived in France with his Battalion during May 1915 and is recorded in the Battalion War Diaries on 11th June 1915 as a Captain who was wounded in the area around Gordons Farm near Ypres. At some point Edward was promoted to the rank of Major and was killed in action on 30th March 1918 whilst on attachment to 17th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial. 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.**