Thursday 6 August 2015

Barnsley Cemetery James William Edon and Arthur Edon


The memorial kerbstones of brothers James Willie Edon and Arthur Edon
Links:

War Memorials Archive listing

War Memorials Online listing

Photograph by Pete Schofield


Inscription provided by Friends of Barnsley Cemetery

Grave Location and Inscription: 

Plot G.644
In Loving memory Of / Thomas John Edon / died Dec 5th 1902 aged 42 years // Also Minnie Edon his beloved wife / died Feb. - - 1927 aged 64 years / Sadly missed // Also Arthur Edon their son / killed in action May 11th 1917 / aged 22 years //Also Alfred Edon their son / gassed in the Great War died Dec 13th 1917 / aged 26 years // Also James Willie Edon their son / killed in action July 21st 1918 / aged 25 years.

Lives of the First World War Arthur Edon

Lives of the First World War William Edon

Arthur Edon is remembered on the Barnsley St. Georges Church Memorial Plaque and on Worsborough Combined Memorial, St Thomas And St James Church, Worsborough Dale

Arthur Edon is buried in the Duisan British Cemetery France and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website

James William (Willie) Edon is remembered on St Peters Church Memorial, Doncaster Road Barnsley and on the Barnsley St. Georges Church Memorial Plaque

James William (Willie) Edon is buried in the Terlincthun British Cemetery France and is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

Alfred Edon is buried in Barnsley Cemetery. He is not remembered on the CWGC, as he wasn't killed in service during WW1, but, according to his inscription he died due to being gassed during the War.

Alfred is, however, remembered on the Barnsley St. Georges Church Memorial Plaque



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