Edwin William Wiltshire
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Monmouthshire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 2217
Parents: Edwin James and Harriet Wiltshire
Home address: 34 Queen Street, Two Mile Hill, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 27/01/1884
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 06/05/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Not commemorated on a local memorial.
Age: 31
Further information:
Edwin's battalion (the 3rd, Monmouthshire Regiment) mobilised to France in February 1915 and fought in the Second Battle of Ypres (22 April – 25 May 1915) during which Edwin was killed in action. The outcome of the battle was inconclusive but resulted in around 80,000 allied casualties. Edwin's body was never found and the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, where he is remembered, bears the names of more than 54,000 soldiers who died in Belgium and who have no known grave.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Some information supplied by Kingswood Heritage Museum