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Name:

Edward Pawson BOUSTEAD

Casualty No.:

Ranks:

Private

Initials:

E P

Service No.:

57751

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth :

Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Age at Death:

Unit:

18th Bn The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

Former Unit(s):

328 North Midlands Divisional Cyclist Company.

Place Enlisted:

Houghton le Spring, Co. Durham.

Place of Residence:

Hetton le Hole, Co. Durham.

Home Address:

Previous Address:

Greenfield Place, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.

Civilian Employment:

How Died:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

Thursday 26th April 1917

Place of Death:

Battle/Campaign:

The Battles of Arras, France, 1917. 2nd Battle of the Scarpe, 23rd -24th April 1917.

Locally Commemorated:

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Arras Memorial, France.

Buried:

No known grave.

Decoration and Medals:

Photographs:

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Family Details:

Son of Joseph and Georgina Boustead of West View, Low Moorsley, Hetton le Hole, Co. Durham. Brother; Charles Richard.

Notes :

Brother, Charles Richard, was killed in action on 17th August 1916 whilst serving with the Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own)

Sources Used:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. Soldiers died in the Great War.

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