pte 6737 jack,vernon edgar[orig No 573]
enl 2-9-14
aged 24
16th manchesters
C.coy. IX platoon
occupation.worked as a clerk at the premier rubber co[3yrs]
religion,CofE
married miss hannah simmonds in manchester 1913
children.dora,irene b1914.leslie,v b1918.marjorie b1921
resided 20 seddon st,moss side
born sheffield
parents jeremiah+harriet
his wife and family moved to 33 stuart st,grantham during his training there in 1915
appointed L/cpl 26-10-14
cpl 7-11-14
sgt 6-1-15
sent to france 8-11-15
invalided home with ill health on 6-7-16,posted to the 3rd manchesters on 7-7-17
discharged physically unfit for further service on 23-10-17[heart trouble]
awarded king cert No 63/167 and SWB 255657
in 1919 he was living at 3 grantham st,moss side
he died in nottingham in 1965 aged 74
mack