Pte 2696 Edward Townsend (330232 Labour Corps) x

[PaulC]

Pte Edward Townsend, 2696 Manchester Regiment, later 330232 Labour Corps. Born about 1883 at Willenhall, Staffs, father's name Edward; Roman Catholic. Worked as a brass moulder. Attested 11/06/1904, 9998 Manchester Regiment. Discharged 11/07/1908 medically unfit (urethral fistula, originated Alderney Dec 1906). Re-enlisted 05/11/1913; transferred to Labour Corps 30/06/1917. Discharged 25/06/1919, permeal fistula & pulm tb (both aggravated). Wife's name Susanne, lived at 34 Montague Street, Cleethorpes. Died 05/05/1921 from tb, buried at Cleethorpes Cemetery. At least two brothers in the army, Charles (Royal Engineers) and William (West Yorkshire).

There's a long service record on Ancestry and FMP, but no mention of tb so far as I can tell.

https://www.fold3.com/image/644700694?xid=1022&_gl=1*7nnpbs*_ga*NjY2OTc4NTg2LjE1MjEzOTM3NjY.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTg1NTkzMi45LjEuMTY1MTg1NzgzOS4w
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1219&h=2009365&tid=&pid=&queryId=5425f9b5e52af8e65d3af57d69922728&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XVZ34815&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*118fejf*_ga*NjY2OTc4NTg2LjE1MjEzOTM3NjY.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTg1NTkzMi45LjEuMTY1MTg1NzYzNC4w
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4931557:1262?tid=&pid=&queryId=48ff77568edf0930fdad72d32b207ece&_phsrc=XVZ34814&_phstart=successSource
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/5119/images/41629_612057_10713-00196?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=712c3a4e977f289f50855ccfce2be2f1&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XVZ34816&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_gl=1*jjldu0*_ga*NjY2OTc4NTg2LjE1MjEzOTM3NjY.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTg1NTkzMi45LjEuMTY1MTg1Nzc1OS4w&pId=3326913

[Tim Bell]

Edward Townsend died at home from Pul TB aggravated by service.  His widow was present.
Case sent to IFCP

[Tim Bell]

Commemoration has been rejected.