WW1 Casualty: Lance Corporal 702200 Edward John Melia - Lance Corporal 702200 Edward John Melia
| Unit/Regiment |
2nd/23rd Bn, London Regiment |
| Date of Death |
13/08/1918 |
Age at Death |
21 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery
II A 1 |
| CWGC Family Details (if shown) |
Son of James and Ann Melia, of 15, Mill St., Prescot Lancs. |
| Census Details |
1901 Census -
Living at 5, Hill Street, Prescot, are James Melia (28), a coal miner, his wife Ann (26) and their children Ellen (8), Margaret (7), Mary (5), Edward (4) and James (2)
1911 Census -
The family lived at 15, Mill Street, Prescot. Edward, aged 14, was employed as a Bottle Hand Blower's Labourer at the Glass Works
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| SDGW - Where Born |
Prescot, Lancs |
| Enlisted |
Liverpool |
| Resided |
Prescot, Lancs |
| How Died |
Killed in Action |
Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Notes |
Formerly 7047 RAMC |
| Research Ref. No. |
P198 |
Service DetailsUnder the heading 'This month, deaths in action', the Parish Magazine of 24th September 1918 reported 'Lance-Corporal Edward Melia, 21, 23rd London Regiment on 13th August 1918 of 15, Mill Street'.
Edward Melia's Medal Index Card
Edward Melia's grave at Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery
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