Surname(s) | Garrad |
First name(s) | Edward Victor |
Date of birth | 1892 |
Place of birth | Gravesend District |
Family details | Son of Elizabeth Mary Garrad,of 50 Windmill St.,Gravesend, Kent and the late Barry Lapage Garrad |
College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
Military unit | 14th Bn The Loyal North Lancs Regiment, Attd 6th Bn |
War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
Campaigns | Gallipoli Nov. '15 to Jan '16; Egypt Jan '16 to Feb '16; Mesopotamia Feb to April '16 |
Date of death | 22 April 1916 |
Age at death | 24 |
Rank at death | Second Lieut. |
Burial place | Where he fell |
Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel; Basra Memorial; Gravesham Borough Council Memorial Book; Masonic Roll of Honour |
Notes | O.T.C. - killed by a sniper after a successful attack on an enemy trench during the last advance in the relief of Kut near the Sunnii-yat position. Buried where he fell. |
Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; University of London O.T.C. 1914-1919 |