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Surname: EDMONDSON
Forename(s): Herbert
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 29200
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 11th (Northern) Division
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1917-10-09
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 82 to 85.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Herbert Edmondson was the son of John Thomas and Margaret Edmondson, née Wood. John was born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire and Margaret at Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: High View - Herbert Edmondson, aged 3 years, born Barnoldswick, son of John T. and Margaret Edmondson.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Standridge - Herbert Edmondson, aged 13 years, born Barnoldswick, son of John Thomas and Margret Edmondson.
The British Army Service Record for Herbert Edmondson exists but may be incomplete.
Herbert was killed in action close to Poelcappelle (Poelkapelle) during the Battles of Ypres, 1917, 31 July-10 November, at the Battle of Poelcappelle, 9 October.
A short biography of Herbert is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
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:
EDMONDSON, Herbert, aged 20 years, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Edmondson, Standridge Farm, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Oct. 16, 1917.
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Private Herbert EDMONDSON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 11th (Northern) Division
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26 October 1917
EDMONDSON – October 16th 1917, killed in action on the Western Front, Private Herbert Edmondson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Edmondson, Standridge Farm, Barnoldswick, aged 20 years.
26 October 1917
BARNOLDSWICK – VICTIM OF LAST WEEK’S ADVANCE: PRIVATE HERBERT EDMONDSON
News of the death of Private Herbert Edmondson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, was received on Saturday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Edmondson, Standridge Farm, Barnoldswick, in a letter from Lance-Corporal J.W. Sunderland of the same regiment. He was killed in action on the 16th inst. after being at the front ten months. Pte. Edmondson was 20 years of age, and before joining the Colours was employed as a weaver at Mr. J. W. Horsfield’s Butts Mill. The letter states:–
“Herbert fell in the advance on Tuesday last. Death was instantaneous, he having been hit by a shell. We shall miss him very much in the platoon, as he was a very popular and much respected comrade. His pal was also wounded. A parcel, which came for Herbert yesterday, was shared out amongst the boys in the section. This, I know, would have been his wish. I trust that God will comfort you in your trouble, and that you will find consolation in the fact that your son has made a glorious sacrifice for King and Country, as well as home. Corporal Widdop joins me in deepest sympathy with you.
“Believe me, yours sincerely, J. W. SUNDERLAND.”
Mr. and Mrs. Edmondson have another son who has been wounded (now at Ripon), one discharged, and an adopted son (Pte. A. Tillotson), a prisoner of war in Germany.
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26 October 1917
EDMONDSON – Killed in action, Pte. Herbert Edmondson. of the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Edmondson, of Standridge Farm, Barnoldswick, aged 20.
26 October 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
PTE. H. EDMONDSON – KILLED IN ACTION
News of the death of Pte. Herbert Edmondson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, was received on Saturday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Edmondson, Standridge Farm, Barnoldswick, in a letter from Lance-Corporal J. W. Sunderland of the same regiment. He was killed in action on the 16th inst., after being at the front ten months. Pte. Edmondson was 20 years of age, and before joining the colours was employed as a weaver at Mr. J.W. Horsfield’s, Butts Mill. The letter states:– “Herbert fell in the advance on Tuesday last. Death was instantaneous, he having been hit by a shell. We shall miss him very much in the platoon, as he was a very popular and much respected comrade. His pal was also wounded. A parcel which came for Herbert yesterday was shared out amongst the boys in the section. This, I know, would have been his wish, I trust that God will comfort you in your trouble, and that you will find consolation in the fact that your son has made a glorious sacrifice for King and Country as well as home. Corporal Widdup joins me in deepest sympathy with you, – Believe me, yours sincerely, J.W. Sunderland.
Mr. and Mrs. Tillotson [Edmondson] have another son who has been wounded (now at Ripon), one discharged, and an adopted son (Pte. A. Tillotson) a prisoner of war in Germany.
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