Edward Cunliffe

[WmR]

Edward Cunliffe was my grandfather. I believe he died of his wounds, but after 1918. I have seen a newspaper report of his death/funeral notice but it is not in my possession.
Any information on his life and actions would be welcome.

[mack]

Edward Cunliffe was my grandfather. I believe he died of his wounds, but after 1918. I have seen a newspaper report of his death/funeral notice but it is not in my possession.
Any information on his life and actions would be welcome.

was he in the manchesters,have you any idea which area,he lived in,during the war.

mack

[timberman]

Hi WmR
Welcome to the forum

Lots of Cunliffe's on the MIC's but only one Edward Cunliffe in the Manchester Regiment

This is the link to his MIC.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=2196322&queryType=1&resultcount=685

Description   Medal card of Cunliffe, Edward
Corps   Regiment No   Rank
Manchester Regiment   48847   Private

Date   1914-1920
Catalogue reference   WO 372/5

If no one can download it on here for you it costs £2

And only these on the CWGC site

No   Surname
Rank
Service Number
Date Of Death
Age
Regiment/Service
Nationality
Grave/Memorial Ref.
Cemetery/Memorial Name

2    CUNLIFFE, E
Private   281909   09/10/1917    Unknown   Lancashire Fusiliers   United Kingdom   XVI. A. 10.   TYNE COT CEMETERY
3    CUNLIFFE, EDWARD GILBERT
Lieutenant       25/03/1918    24   Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)   United Kingdom   XV. D. 13.   THE HUTS CEMETERY
4    CUNLIFFE, EDWARD HUNT
Private   91359   12/11/1918    28   New Zealand Training Unit   New Zealand   674.   FEATHERSTON CEMETERY
5    CUNLIFFE, E N
Major       31/03/1919    Unknown   Royal Army Medical Corps   United Kingdom   BI. C. 41.   WINDERMERE (ST. MARY'S) CEMETERY

Timberman

[WmR]

"Timberman" thinks he may be:
Manchester Regiment 48847 Private

Certainly Mancunian, possbliy Gorton area.
I believe that the newspaper report I read said he was mentioned in dispatches.
He probaly died c1920.

[timberman]

"Timberman" thinks he may be:
Manchester Regiment 48847 Private

Hi WmR

Don't get me wrong I was only assuming that he was in the Manchester's and on that assumption posted my reply on what I had found. Unless you know that he was in the Manchester's it may not be your Grandfather as there are several other Edward Cunliffe listed on the MIC site.
Sorry if my reply was a bit misleading.

Timberman

[WmR]

No intention to misrepresent Timberman's earlier post. (Very new to all this and not sure of the etiquette.)

I'm sorry if I misrepresented his very valued information. I think his intuition is right - it fits with what little I know, anyway (see my post this afternoon).