Private Edwin Henry Billingham
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1899
Date of Death
30 May 1918
Service Number
44636
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
39 Westbourne Road
Luton
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
France
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph , 22nd June 1918
te Edwin Henry Billingham, 44636, 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, was killed in action in France on May 30th, 1918, just days before his 19th birthday and only weeks after being sent to France.
The son of William and Ellen Billingham, of 39 Westbourne Road, Luton, he had joined the London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) in May 1917 and, after training at Winchester and Hounslow, was drafted overseas in April 1918 with the Gloucesters.
His father was a senior clerk with the Luton Gas Company. Edwin had an older brother, William Frederick, and younger sister, Doris Eileen.
Edwin is commemorated on the Luton War Memorial/Luton Roll of Honour and in the Luton Book of Life created at St Mary's Church.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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