Edwin Winteringham (1891-1915)

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Edwin Winteringham

Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:

WINTERINGHAM, EDWIN. Private. No 11908. 'Y' Company, 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Boroughbridge 12.9.1891. Son of Robert and Louisa Phillis Winteringham, 72 South Street, Huddersfield. Educated Boroughbridge National School. Along with his younger brother, Horace, was employed as a labourer at Messrs Hopkinsons of Birkby, Huddersfield. They enlisted together in August, 1914, and went out to the Dardenelles in August, 1915. Killed in action on 7.8.1915 at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, aged 22. Has no known grave. Commemorated HELLES MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
His parents received a letter from Horace (who survived the war); he wrote, 'I am just sending a line or two but I do not know how to put it together as we had it very hard. There are many of us left (over the top of these words the censor had written ' quite a lot - cheer up'). We have been fighting for four or five days and we have come for a rest at the back of the line. I am sorry to say that Ted got killed on August 8th. I was not with him at the time but not far off. He only lived about a minute. The Turks made us go back so I could not get to him but don't bother, he died doing his duty. Well I am living yet and we shall be going up again in a day or two. We had to go where there had been no fighting before so you can just tell how we had to do.'
ROH:- Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield.

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