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Surname: FAWCETT
Forename(s): Edward
Place of Birth: Gargrave, Yorkshire
Service No: 34214
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion / Unit: 27th (Service) Battalion. (4th Tyneside Irish)
Division: 34th Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1917-04-28
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Bay 2 and 3.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: GARGRAVE, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Edward Fawcett was the son of Joseph and Margaret Fawcett, née Langstroth. Joseph was born at Settle and Margaret at Coniston Cold, Yorkshire. Edward was the cousin of Private Robert Thompson (29461) (q.v.) and Private John William Ward (33984) (q.v.). Sarah Elizabeth Langstroth, the cousin of Edward Fawcett, Robert Thompson and John William Ward, was married to Private William Edward Parrott (G/44798) (q.v.).
1891 Gargrave, Yorkshire Census: 1, River Place - Edward Fawcett, aged 2 years, born Gargrave. [Edward and his parents were living with his mother's parents, John and Ellen Langstreth [sic].]
1901 Gargrave, Yorkshire Census: 12, South Street - Edward Fawcett, aged 12 years, born Gargrave, son of Joseph and Margaret Fawcett.
1911 Gargrave, Yorkshire Census: South Street - Edward Fawcett, aged 22 years, born Gargrave, son of Joseph and Margaret Fawcett.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Edward Fawcett, 34214, North'd Fus. K. in A.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Edward Fawcett, 34214, 27th North'd Fus. K. in A.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Edward Fawcett, 34214, 27 Bn North. Fus. Date and Place of Death: 28.4.17. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Joseph. £10 13s. 9d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Edward. Regimental Number: 34214. Regiment: M.G.C. [Edward was transferred to the 103rd Machine Gun Company of the Machine Gun Corps.] Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mr Joseph Fawcett. Relationship: Father. Address: South Street, Gargrave, Yorks.
Edward was killed in action near Rœux during the Battles of Arras, 1917, 9 April-4 May, at the Battle of Arleux, 28-29 April.
The image of the Northumberland Fusiliers cap badge also shows the collar badge of the Tyneside Irish battalions.
A short biography of Edward is included in: ‘From Mills to Marching and Back Again – A History of Gargrave from 1900 to 1925’ by Sue Lyall and Donavon Slaven with contributions from George Ingle, Ray Jones and Martin Thompson (2019).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
FAWCETT, Edward, [Gargrave], aged 28, Machine Gun section N.F., killed in action.
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Private Edward FAWCETT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Northumberland Fusiliers
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 34th Division
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