Rifleman C/293 Edward Charles PHILLIMORE

Rifleman C/293 Edward Charles Phillimore{gallery}Rfn J H Barnett{/gallery}16th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corp
Killed in action in the Battle of the Somme, France and Flanders, 21st July 1916, aged 19

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  • Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 13A and 13B
  • Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of Charles and Maud Mary Phillimore of 28 Queens Road, Nuneaton
  • NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments | Vicarage Street School

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1911 Census and Family History Information

  • Born 2 Feb 1897 and baptised 11 Apr 1897 at Nuneaton
  • Attended Vicarage Street School
  • Lived at 28 Arbury Road, Chilvers Coton [1901]
  • Lived at 28 Queen’s Road, Chilvers Coton [1911 & 1914]
  • Employed assisting in the business [1911]
  • Employed as a basketmaker [1914]
  • Enlisted at Nuneaton 19 Sep 1914. Arrived in France 16 Nov 1915