3952 edward whitehead

[mack]

3952 Edward whitehead
343 shaw rd,royton
labourer enlisted 26/8/1914
12th manchesters with BEF from 16/71915, wounded 20/12/1915 and returned 18/5/1916.  Home 6/7/1916. Hosp with TB 6/12/1916.
Edward was discharged unfit on 25/1/1917. He had TB  aggravated by active service. Recommended for treatment in Sanitorium.
Edward died from disease n/k on 2/3/1917. Reg Oldham Q1 1917 8d/918 aged 24
Mother Florence,38 Library Ln, Oldham. Margaret Agnes subsequently received the Pension Award at 343 Shaw Rd, possibly Sister.
Royton park war memorial
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[Tim Bell]

Edward Whitehead died from TB at Westhulme Hospital, Oldham
Burial needed.

[Tim Bell]

Edward Whitehead is buried at Crompton Cemetery.  Church Plot Grave??
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/9935/images/MM9.3.1_2FTH-1942-21599-67269-96?ssrc=&backlabel=Return
Credit to Chris Harley IFCP

[Tim Bell]

Commemoration approved 09/11/2021

[Tim Bell]

Edward Whitehead's burial at Crompton has been accepted by CWGC.  As part of the Church Plot they haven't found the specific location (or it may be a common grave with multiple names), so a Special Memorial willl be erected with the standard CWGC design and superscript "Buried elswhere in this cemetery".
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75467679/edward-whitehead/
"Recent research has shown that this casualty is buried here, however it has not proved possible to identify the exact location of his grave. As a result, the Commission is now in the process of producing a special memorial to commemorate him in this cemetery. Please contact the Commission for more information before planning a visit."
Not forgotten

[PaulC]

Find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250914675/edward-whitehead#add-to-vc

[Tim Bell]

Edward Whithead now has a CWGC headstone near his plot at Crompton. Special Memorial as Edward is buried in a common grave.