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Pte. Percival (Percy) EDWARDS

Male 1896 - 1916  (20 years)


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  • Name Percival (Percy) EDWARDS 
    Title Pte. 
    Birth 13 Sep 1896  Orillia Twp., (Washago), Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Sep 1916  France, K .I. A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Vimy Ridge, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00006  EDWARDS of Washago -Longford Mills
    Last Modified 28 May 2012 

    Father Edward EDWARDS,   b. 12 Dec 1852, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1931, Orillia Soldiers Hosp., Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Alice Belinda HOWE,   b. 25 Feb 1867, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Apr 1908, North Orillia Twp., (Washago), Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Family ID F00002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • EDWARDS, Percy: regimental number 643874, enlisted in the 157(Simcoe Foresters), January 26, 1916, along with his twin brother Roy, he was later transferred to the 76th, then to the 21st. He was single, 19, a Mill Setter, living in Orillia. Born in Washago, in 1896, he was raised in Rama, (Longford), Front Range, lot 23, a son of Edward Edwards & Alice Belinda Howe. While with the 21st Battalion, Private Edwards, was killed in action, September 15, 1916, in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, (first use of tanks). His name is engraved on a panel in the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Posted on the ramparts of the Vimy Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as 'missing, presumed dead' in France.-- A Plaque in St. Paul's Church, Washago, reads: 'To the Glory of God and in proud and loving memory of Percy Edwards, Roy Hawkins, Albert Rennie who laid down their lives in the Great War, 1914-1918. Their names shall live forevermore'

  • Sources 
    1. [S00004] Archives of Ontario - Births, MS929, reel 134, # 034881 & 034882.
      TWINS- Roy & Percy

    2. [S00001] 1901 Census of Canada, Orillia Twp., Simcoe County, (East), Ontario, page 11, family 100.


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