paul.pengelly Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 I cannot see anybody searching for this man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.pengelly Posted 30 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2019 Couldn't see anybody searching for this man but will post just in case Canadian Hospital War Diaries -July 24th-1915 Pte Harry Edwards,2486,5th DLI. Another “unusual case” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 (edited) 59 minutes ago, paul.pengelly said: I cannot see anybody searching for this ma Your 'minimalistic approach' has whetted my appetite! Durham Light Infantry I might suspect [or perhaps not - but regardless this may be of interest to someone] Edit: Your second attempt has landed better as a new thread so I have now cut my reply and pasted it into the other thread. :-) M Edited 30 December , 2019 by Matlock1418 copied to newer thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 Henry Edwards has a Silver War Badge. Service 31/8/14 - 28/6/16. Discharged due to sickness. Discharged from 5th DLI. To France 17/4/15 (1/5 DLI landed Boulogne 18/4/15). Medal records under 5/2486 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 Now cut and pasted into the better thread! EDWARDS, Henry, Pte, 2486 DLI Thanks to the Western Front Association / Ancestry (Fold3) there are 1 x Pension Card and 2 x Pension Ledgers [one is a initial/duplicate] Interesting in other ways too ... PC = a Widow's claim from "E 34, Sylt St, Harden" [that's my transcription of the handwriting] Date and cause of death "Discharge" But card is also marked "Man alive 9.8.19 " and "L.C. state man not dead. 9.8.19" = so what was going on then? PL = Discharge 28.6.16 and single at 34 Sixth Street, Horden Colly [Colliery I think] "Ventral Hernia Attrib" to service Various notes but 20% disability 8/- 13/10/20 onward - made permanent 11/10/22 [but also a note "DORMANT" and "Final Award 3.10.22"] so I am a little puzzled as to how long he got something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.pengelly Posted 30 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2019 Yes sorry about that ...I swear blind I was “miles away” from the Submit Reply button but off it went and then I couldn’t delete it !! Sounds like he was a bit of a mystery man to the Drs as well “Acute appendicitis’s “ which turned out to be two other different things, good of them to have gone back and updated the diary with the final diagnosis . Can this be amalgamated with the “correct” thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 1 minute ago, paul.pengelly said: Can this be amalgamated with the “correct” thread? I have already reported the fact that is now the "old" tread to the Mods as a duplicate - so should get locked so that all replies go to the main "correct" one - I hope. Interesting to see these detailed medical notes. Happy New Year to you and all GWF pals. :-) M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.pengelly Posted 30 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2019 Sorry for the early posting error.... can the other one be expunged? Thanks for those Mark1959 and Matlock1418.. He seems to have been a bit of a mystery to the Drs as well ,acute appendicitis /abscess /gangrene ...good of them to have updated the diaries 10 days later when they discovered what it really was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 30 December , 2019 Admin Share Posted 30 December , 2019 Threads have been merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 (edited) Cannot see the other thread Reading between the lines he appears to be the Henry Edwards born 1893-6. Married Esther J Miller in 1916. They are living in Third Street Horden in 1930 (electoral register) and are still there in 1939 but her surname has been crossed out and replaced with "Johanessen". He is, unsurprisingly a miner. Appears to die in early 1941. Appears to be from a large family living in First Street in 1911. Age then giving as 17. in 1901 as 7. DoB given in 1939 is 15/10/96. The most likely birth seems to be 4Q 1893 in Easingston Reg District Edited 30 December , 2019 by Mark1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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