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SHEMELD Edward Private 25023
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/16316
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- SKR/DAT/IP/16316
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Title (The name of the record)
- SHEMELD Edward Private 25023
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: SHEMELD;
Forename(s): Edward;
Initials: E;
Number: 25023;
Rank: Private;
Born in: Sheffield;
Enlisted in: Sheffield;
Resided in: Sheffield;
Previous Number: 1653;
Previous Regiment: York & Lanc Regt;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 94 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 94 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (2): 31 Bn;
How killed: KIA;
Where: France;
When killed: 30-Mar-1918;
Awarded: MM;
Other Data: PIN82/156(FMP)
admitted to hospital 6/7/1917 with wound sustained two days earlier (94 Coy diary)
award of MM confirmed in war diary 14/7/1917
War Office Casualty Lists 14/8/1917
children: Vera May b 12/2/1911, Ivy b 17/12/1913;Other Notes: SHEMELD, Private, EDWARD, MM, 25023. 31st Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 30th March 1918. Age 29. Husband of May Slingsby (formerly Shemeld), of 12, Calvert Rd., Darnall, Sheffield. Bay 10. Arras Memorial - Pas De Calais, France.
MM: LG 21/8/1917
NB: 31 BN, not Coy;END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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Record URL
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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SHEMELD Edward Private 25023