Pte. Edward MORAN

Pte. Edward MORAN

Male 1896 - 1916  (20 years)

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  • Name Edward MORAN 
    Prefix Pte. 
    Birth 6 Mar 1896  Wednesbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1901  Wigmore, West Bromwich, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Enlisted 27 Sep 1915  Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    132742 
    WWI service 13th Battalion, Quebec Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada 
    Death 8 Oct 1916  Courcelette, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Burial Vimy Ridge, Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Vimy Memorial
    Vimy, Pas de Calais
    France 
    Person ID I49127196  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2022 

    Father Thomas MORAN 
    Mother Annie 
    Family ID F16200872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    FF-Trinity United Church Forester`s Falls Plaque honouring deceased members in WW1
    FF-Trinity United Church Forester`s Falls Plaque honouring deceased members in WW1

    Documents
    Moran, Pte. Edward - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate
    Moran, Pte. Edward - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Commonwealth War Graves Commission." Database. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1572068/edward-moran/

    Histories
    Moran, Pte. Edward military summary
    Moran, Pte. Edward military summary
    Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources listed

  • Notes  WWI service:
    • occupation Barber
      19 yrs, 7 mos
      5' 8 3/4" tall, 140 lbs. Dark Complexion, Brown eyes and dark hair
      He died in the Battle of The Somme on or since Oct 8, 1916
      "Previously reported Missing now for official purposes presumed to have Died." Attack north of Courcelette

      unit sailed Mar 31, 1916; Joined unit in field in France July 1, 1916

      The attack on Oct 8th was launched at 4:50 am when still dark. The reports coming back were hard to obtain. The attack had progressed smoothly over No Man's Land, but, on sweeping forward for the actual plunge into Regina Trench, had run into a great mass of uncut wire. In the 13th Battalion, 17 officers and 360 men went forward and of these, 13 officers and 288 men were casualties including Pte. Edward Moran. His body was never recovered.

    Census:
    • West Bromwich Union's Poor Law school and workhouse

  • Sources 
    1. [S602575] Mil- Attestation Papers.

    2. [S603884] Canada., Mil-WWI Personnel Records of the First World War, ( Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx.).

    3. [S603862] Library & Archives Canada, Home Children Records, Library & Archives Canada, ((https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/home-children-1869-1930/immigration-records/Pages/immigration-records.aspx#c : May 27, 2020)), Home Children Canada BHC Child Info. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S603907] England., Census - British, England - 1901 Census, (ancestry.com. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archi . http://www.Ancestry.co.uk : n.d.), digital images, ancestry.com, \i Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archi\i0  (http://www.Ancestry.co.uk); citing PRO RG 13 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S603885] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S603548] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S603894] Canada., Mil-Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx.).