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Charles William Edwards 1891 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1891

Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1917

Death Location: France and Flanders

Father: Arthur Edwards

Mother: Betsy Shortland

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The story of Charles William Edwards began in 1891 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England, with parents Arthur Edwards and Betsy Shortland. Charles William Edwards's life came to an end in 1917 in France and Flanders.

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Arthur Edwards
1856 – 1898
Birth Location: –
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Betsy Shortland
1854 – 1913
Birth Location: Radstone, Northamptonshire, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1891
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, Class: RG13; Piece: 2948; Folio: 45; Page: 14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 30 Aug 1891
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1910, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl 0900/21; Document Reference: DR 211/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2948; Folio: 45; Page: 14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: New Windsor, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leamington, Warwick
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Oct 1917
    Event Place: France and Flanders
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vleteren, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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