23453 edward loughman

[mack]

23453 Edward loughman
12th manchesters
58 woodland rd,gorton
wife annie
planing machinist crane works
Enlisted 19/1/1915
BEF 15/7/1915
hit in the neck by shrapnel October 1915. Home 15/12/1915.
admitted to napsbury war hospital[insane]then to Prestwich asylum 28-1-16
reported as in a dying condition in Prestwich asylum
Soldiers Effects determined insane on 4/1/1916, with £3/10 War Gratuity paid.
discharged 4-2-16 with pension for paralysis of the insane+TB resulting from active service.
died 15-5-16. Multiple Carbuncle & TB commencing on active service. Reg Prestwich Q2 1916 8d/400
age 46
edward lied about his age on enlistment,stating he was 35[he was 45]
Pension to Annie c/o W Loughman, 46 Hobson St, Reddish. 4 children under 16. She had moved to Jersey City, USA. 3 other sons served in War.
DC confirms records.
IFCP advised.

[Tim Bell]

Buried at Moston (St. Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery on 20/5/1916. St Joseph's Section Plot 1414. No Headstone.

[Tim Bell]

As Edward Loughman has no headstone, I'm in touch with a family member to seek consent for a CWGC headstone.

[Tim Bell]

Edward Loughman's commemoration was accepted today and entered in the UKBOR.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75470514/edward-loughman/

[Tim Bell]

Edward Loughman's burial at St Joseph's has been adopted as a War Grave yesterday. As he is buried in a common plot, his name will be added to the "Screen Wall" of the Soldiers Plot Memorial.