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| BARDWELL, Edward Joseph |
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Edward Joseph BARDWELL, son of Marcus Kerr BARDWELL (c. 1858-c. 1936) and Elizabeth Emily SYMES (c. 1857-c. 1916), was born on 16 October 1884 in South Lopham, Norfolk. He was baptised on 30 November 1884 in South Lopham - parents Marcus Kerr and Elizabeth. On 5 Apr 1891, (the 1891 Census), he was living at School House, Blo Norton Road in South Lopham - 6, scholar, living with parents Marcus K (33, school master) and Elizabeth E (33, school mistress), siblings Esther E (12, scholar), Maude V (1..... View full FH text (See notes below) |
| Birth: | 16.10.1884 : South Lopham, Norfolk : 1884 Q4 Guiltcross Norfolk Vol 4B Page 261 |
| Baptism: | 30.11.1884 : South Lopham, Norfolk : Parents Marcus Kerr and Elizabeth. |
| Banns: | 31.07.1910, 07.08.1910, 14.08.1910 : South Lopham, Norfolk |
| Marriage: | 14.08.1910 at South Lopham, Norfolk to Annie Maria DURRANT : 1910 Q3 Thetford Norfolk Vol 4B Page 785 |
| 1891 Census: | South Lopham, Norfolk : 6, scholar, living with parents Marcus K (33, school master) and Elizabeth E (33, school mistress), siblings Esther E (12, scholar), Maude V (11, scholar), Marcus G (8, scholar), Edith M (4, scholar) and Harry (2), and Alberta CORBLE (14, general domestic servant). (RG12 Piece 1548 Folio 124 Page 1 Schedule 1) |
| 1901 Census: | 24 Gresham Street, London : 15, clerk, living in what appears to be a large boarding house. (RG13 Piece 265 Folio 117 Page 7 Schedule 9) |
| 1911 Census: | Purley, Surrey : 25, warehouseman, living with wife Annie Maria (28). (RG14 PN3278 RD39 SD1 ED7 SN140) |
| Death: | 14.01.1918 : France |
| Memorial: | France : Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt |
| Probate: | 23.08.1918 at London : BARDWELL Edward Joseph of 3 Sunnydene road Purley Surrey A.B. R.N. Division died 14 January 1918 in France on active service Administration (with Will) London 23 August to Annie Maria Bardwell widow. Effects £291 15s 11d |
| Military: | From 1901 to 1905 Edward was in the 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Volunteer) - only mention of this was on his attestation papers for The Great War. Edward was attested on 11 December 1915. On 12 December 1915 Edward was placed on the Army Reserve. On 20 September 1916 he was posted to Norfolk Regiment, Private, Ser. No 265837, and served on home soil until 13 June 1917. On 13 June 1917 he was discharged enabling him to re-inlist in the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division Reserve, A.B., Ser. No. R/3064, and served in France as part of the B.E.F. He died on 14 January 1918 in France. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave registration entry for Edward was “BARDWELL, A.B. Edward Joseph, R/3094. R.N.V.R. ‘Hawke’ Bn. R.N. Div. 14 Jan., 1918. Age 33. Son of Marcus Kerr Bardwell and Elizabeth Bardwell, of South Lopham, Norfolk; husband of Annie Maria Bardwell, of 3, Sunnydene Rd., Purley, Surrey.” |
| Newspaper: | Diss Express and Norfolk and Suffolk Journal, 25 January 1918
DEATHS.
BARDWELL - On January 14th, 1918, on the Western Front, after wounds received in Action, Edward Jopseph R. N. R., and late of the 6th Norfolks, second son of Mr. Marcus K, and the late Mrs. Bardwell, of South Lopham, Norfolk, aged 33. R.I.P. |
| Notes: | The ”Hawke” in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) refers to the Hawke Battalion , a famous unit within the Royal Naval Division (RND) during World War I, named after the celebrated Admiral Lord Hawke, comprising civilian volunteers serving alongside naval ratings and soldiers. |
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