Surname | Christmas | |||
First Name(s) | Edwin Cecil Russell | |||
Place of Birth | Southampton | |||
Club(s) | Southampton | |||
Service | British Army | |||
Rank | Second Lieutenant | |||
Service Number | - | |||
Previous Service Number(s) | R/4150 | |||
Regiment or Corps | King's Royal Rifle Corps | |||
Unit(s) | 18th (Service) Battalion (Arts & Crafts) | |||
Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | London Regiment | |||
Unit(s) | 1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) | |||
Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Died of Wounds | |||
Theatre of War (If applicable) | Western European Theatre | |||
Date of Death (If applicable) | 07/10/1916 | |||
Place of Death (If applicable) | France and Flanders | |||
Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Thiepval Memorial | |||
Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B. | |||
Awards and Decorations | - | |||
Citation(s) | - | |||
Supplementary Notes | Commissioned 06/03/1916. Son of Edwin and Margaret Abigail Christmas, of Southampton. |