Oldham Historical Research Group

'THE GREAT WAR',     'THE WAR TO END WAR',     'WORLD WAR 1'
1914 - 1918

EDWARD GARSIDE WHITEHEAD
Guardsman 21718, 4th BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS:
Service No. 385, GUARDS MACHINE-GUN CORPS No. 2 Company
Killed in Action 31st July 1917
3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

Edward Garside Whitehead

Edward's sistar, Martha, on a visit to his memorial at Duhallows Cemetery.
The marker was removed to Duhallows Cemetery and, as there were no remains buried beside the marker,
Edward's name is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.

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