Private EDWARD JAMES CADWALLADER (photo added)
| Rank | Private |
| Forenames | EDWARD JAMES |
| Surname | CADWALLADER (photo added) |
| Initials | E J |
| Place of Birth |
DETTON, SHROPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
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| Date of Birth | Unknown |
| Date of Death | Tuesday, 27 June 1944 |
| Age | 28 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | WELLAND, WORCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Service Number | 5249951 | Force |
British Army
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Worcestershire Regiment |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 1 Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment (43rd Wessex Infantry Division) |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
SAINT-MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | IV. G. 11. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | Unknown |
| Epitaph | |
| Family Details | SON OF MRS. S. CADWALLADER, OF WELLAND, WORCESTERSHIRE. |
Additional Information
EDWARD JAMES CADWALLADER was born in Detton, Shropshire and lived in Detton Hall with his 2 brothers and 10 sisters, later he moved to Welland, Worcestershire. He served in Normandy with 18 Platoon, D Company, 1 Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. He was killed by an enemy sniper, on Tuesday 27th June 1944, while taking information on a motorcycle to his commanders.
After the war, his nephew, while on National Service, met the sergeant who found and buried Private EDWARD JAMES CADWALLADER in a temporary grave. EDWARD JAMES CADWALLADER's name is also on the war memorial in Welland, Worcestershire.
References |
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| 1. | Additional information and photograph kindly provided by Emma Price, great niece of Private EDWARD JAMES CADWALLADER & The Worcestershire Regiment archive and website. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | Emma Price, great niece of Private EDWARD JAMES CADWALLADER & The Worcestershire Regiment archive and website. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | Carl Shilleto |
| Additional information provided by: | Emma Price, great niece of Private EDWARD JAMES CADWALLADER & The Worcestershire Regiment archive and website. |
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