Edwin Cecil Russell Christmas | Service Record


SurnameChristmas
First Name(s)Edwin Cecil Russell
Place of BirthSouthampton
Club(s)Southampton
ServiceBritish Army
RankSecond Lieutenant
Service Number-
Previous Service Number(s)R/4150
Regiment or CorpsKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Unit(s)18th (Service) Battalion (Arts & Crafts)
Previous Regiment(s) or CorpsLondon 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 NotesCommissioned 06/03/1916.
Son of Edwin and Margaret Abigail Christmas, of Southampton.