Ref ID: 6236
Name
Edward Nixon.
Description
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Lance Corporal Edward Nixon.
Life Story
Name: Edward Nixon.
Service Number: 3086.
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Battalion: 1st Battalion.
Regiment: Irish Guards.
Born: 27th June 1888, Belfast.
Died: 1st November 1914.
Address: 92 Battenberg Street, Belfast
.
Edward Nixon, son of John and Mary Nixon, lived at 92 Battenberg Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
.
The 1901 Ireland Census has Edward living at 51 Lawnbrook Avenue, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, father, occupation, Linen Power Loom Tenter, four brothers, John, 21 years, Cooper, David 19 years, Foundry Machine Fitter, William 17 years, Foundry Machine Fitter, Thomas, 15 years, Linen Factory Machine Boy, and two sisters, Mary, 10 years, Alice, 8 years. Edwards occupation at this time is given as Linen Factory Machine Boy
.
The 1911 Ireland Census has Edwards family living at 92 Battenberg Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
.
Edward joined the Irish Guards.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 13th August 1914.
Edward was a Lance Corporal in 1st Battalion Irish Guards when he was Killed In Action on the 1st November 1914 aged 26 years
.
Edwards Soldiers Effects were left to his mother.
His Will, signed and dated 6th August 1914, left his Estate and Effects to his mother.
A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show his mother as claimant also
.
Edward received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
.
He is Remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
To Remember Is To Honour
.
Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
0
Classification
Book or Journal,
Certificate/Permit,
Roll of Honour or Memorial
