World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
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Edward (Teddy) Walker Egdell
Forename(s):
Edward (Teddy) Walker
Surname:
Egdell
Initial(s):
E W
Service Number:
7167
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1st Battalion
Died:
20/07/1916
Aged:
35
Buried:
Thiepval Memorial
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Served in India with the Cameronians. Disharged, then re-enlisted for service in the Great War.
Background:
Born on 29 May 1881, the son of Robert & Thomasina (variously Thomasine & Thomason) Blythe Egdell, of Kirk's Buildings, New Row, Alnwick, Northumberland.
One of four sons lost: see, also, Acting Petty Officer Thomas (Tommy) Egdell, DCM; Corporal John Egdell; & Private David James Blythe Egdell. A younger brother, George William, also served - he was wounded on 26 April 1915.
Engaged to Dorothy Davidson before he was killed.
(Source: Rose Knox of Belper, Derbyshire; September 2017)
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial
