DELVILLE WOOD

LONGUEVAL - SOMME - FRANCE

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WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY

Pas-de-Calais, France

Charles Henry

EDWARDS

Grave I.A.9.

Son of Charles Edwards, of Graham's Town, Cape Province. Husband of Alice Lucy Nicholas (formerly Edwards), of 53, St Paul's Rd, East London, Cape Province (Source : C.W.G.C.).

Killed in action on the 16th October 1916. Age 26.

On the 14th October, the B Coy took The Pimple and a considerable part of the German communication trench. The B Coy was relieved by the A Coy in the night of the 15-16th October. The casualties of the 3rd S.A.I. amounted to 38 men.

Declared missing in action, his body was found after the war.