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Pte. John William Edwards
British Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Durham
(d.25th May 1915)
John Edwards died of wounds on the 25th of May 1915, aged 25. Buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension in France, he was the son of John William Edwards deceased, and Jane Bewick (nee Scott), and was born at 38 East Holborn, South Shields, Durham on 13 May 1890. He left a wife, Mary Eleanor, a daughter, Mary Eleanor aged nearly 3 and another daughter, Florence May aged 7 months.
The photo at Bailleul was taken by his great-great-granddaughter, Michelle, on a trip to Europe from Australia in 2002 and she is believed to be the first family member to visit his grave.