Ernest Alfred Septimus Edwards

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Ernest Alfred Septimus Edwards was born in Abingdon, Berkshire, on 6 Apr 1883 the son of Alfred William Edwards and Harriet Elizabeth Edwards (nee Godfrey).  He lived some of his early life in Reading, Berkshire, but by 1901 he was a boarder pupil at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset.   Following his schooling he became a boarder at Lews Farm, Rotherfield, Sussex, where he was employed as a Domestic Chauffeur.   He enlisted with the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 9809).  He served in France and Flanders from 14 Aug 1914 where he was transferred to the Worcestershire Regiment (Service No. 75273).  On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents at 35 Bulmershe Road, Reading, Berkshire, working on his won account as a Motor Engineer.   He married Grace Euphemia Warburton in Abingdon, Berkshire, in 1925.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 'Banavie', 6 Brunswick Hill, Reading, Berkshire, stil described as a Motor Engineer.  He died in Reading on 7 Mar 1951 and was buried at the Caversham Cemetery, Caversham, Berkshire, on 10 Mar 1951.