Edgar's Story.
Private 201160, Edgar Davies of 7th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry died of pneumonia on 8th May 1918, aged 19.
Edgar was born at Acton, near Stapeley and Nantwich, on 4th December 1898, and baptised on 22nd February 1900 at St Mary's Church, Acton. He was the son of Edgar Davies (1872–1960) and Katherine Faulkner (1868–1934). His father was a farm worker, and the 1901 census shows the family living at Dig Lane, Nantwich. By 1911, their address was Edleston Hall Lane, Nantwich.
Edgar was born at Acton, near Stapeley and Nantwich, on 4th December 1898, and baptised on 22nd February 1900 at St Mary's Church, Acton. He was the son of Edgar Davies (1872–1960) and Katherine Faulkner (1868–1934). His father was a farm worker, and the 1901 census shows the family living at Dig Lane, Nantwich. By 1911, their address was Edleston Hall Lane, Nantwich.