23741, Private, George BRIGHTWELL
Aged 23
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Born Edwin George BRIGHTWELL in Newmarket in Q3-1894 [Newmarket 3b:489] to Agnes BRIGHTWELL, who later married to Abel SHARP of Grosvenor Yard,
Newmarket in Q2-1900.
1901 census...George [6] was at Park Lane, Newmarket with his great grandmother Eliza SIMPSON [82] born Brandon, her grand daughter (his mother) Agnes SHARP [24] born Newmarket and his stepfather Abel SHARP[41] a carter, born Snailwell. 1911 census...Edwin George BRIGHTWELL [16] was at 6 Jarvis' Yard, Newmarket with his stepfather Abel SHARP, mother and half sisters, Agnes Eliza [5] Ellen Amelia [4] and half brother Frederick Abel [2], all Newmarket born. He died the same day as another Newmarket man also in 11th Battalion, Albert Tilley, |
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The 11th Suffolks were in the railway cutting to the south west of Fampoux, ready for the assault on Roeux chemical works on the 28th They lost 31 men killed on 26th, most were buried in Hargicourt, only 8 being named on the Thiepval memorial |
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