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Post by smithy1948 on Oct 8, 2012 8:36:00 GMT
My 1st cousin 1x removed was Edward Patrick Carey who died in Gallipoli on the 6/6/1915,
any information on him would be welcome,
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2012 11:33:25 GMT
Edward Patrick Carey Birth Place: Salford, Lancs Death Date: 6 Jun 1915 Death Location: Gallipoli Enlistment Location: Salford Rank: Private Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers Battalion: 1/7th Battalion Number: 1905 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Balkan Theatre 1911 at 33 Holland St Pendleton Salford Thomas Patrick Carey 45 Margaret Ann Carey 40 Mary Carey 16 Edward Patrick Carey 15 Margaret Ann Carey 13 Thomas Carey 11 Henry Carey 8 John Carey 6 Frederick Joseph Carey 3 Agnes Carey 1 His medal card index but have inverted the colour to make it better to read.  |
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Post by shred on Oct 8, 2012 20:32:56 GMT
Hi Smithy,
Welcome to the forum.
We have not seen Edward's name on any of the memorials that we have transcribed to date, but we have quite a few to do before we are finished. Hopefully he will be remembered on one of the remaining memorials.
The following is from the book - Hell Let Loose, The 1/7th (Salford) Territorial Battalion by Neil Drum and Roger Dawson. A great read, I recommend that you buy a copy.
Pte Edward Patrick Carey of D Company, aged 19, was born in Salford, the son of Mr and Mrs T P Carey of 5, Garden St, Lower Broughton. For many years the family lived in Holland St, Pendleton. In his last letter home, dated the 31st May, he stated that he was in trenches and 'in the pink'. He was reported missing for over a year; his parents did not receive official notification of his death until 1st August 1916. He was a bugler in the battalion, having been a member of St Sebastian's bugle band and the leading bass drummer with the Catholic Boys' Brigade. He worked at Frankenberg's rubber works, Greengate. His brother was at that time stationed in Crowborough, serving in the band of the 2/8th Lancashire Fusiliers.
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Post by smithy1948 on Oct 15, 2012 14:39:00 GMT
Thanks shred
I have the book-Hell Let Loose, it is A good book, He must have wrote a letter home, if you know the whereabouts of this letter it would be great,
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Post by shred on Oct 19, 2012 20:56:18 GMT
Smithy,
The extract from Hell let Loose would have been taken from an article that was published in The Salford City Reporter, the letter would have been shown to the reporter by the family. This letter may have been lost over time. Ask some of your family members if they have any knowledge about it.
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Post by shred on Sept 6, 2015 18:28:42 GMT
8th Aug 1916  |
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Post by shred on Sept 6, 2015 18:35:12 GMT
13th Oct 1915  |
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