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Edward John Edmonds

In memory of:

Chief Officer Edward John Edmonds

December 26, 1940
Ipswith, Suffolk, England

Military Service


Age:

53

Force:

Merchant Navy

Unit:

Canadian Merchant Navy

Division:

S.S. Dover Hill (Glasgow, Scotland) (141878)

Citation(s):

Merchant Marine Medal for wartime service (posthumous).

Additional Information


Born:

August 10, 1887
Medecine Hat, Alberta

Son of Edward Thurso Edmonds and Maziere Sargent. Husband of Victoria Grace Gibbons, of Clackton-on-Sea, Essex, England. Father of Francis Edward and Maxwell John Edmonds.

The cause of his death is unknown.

Commemorated on Page 131 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

IPSWICH CEMETERY
Suffolk, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. J. Div. 1. Grave 30.

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