Mark Edwards

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Mark Edwards was born in Gillingham, Dorset, on 7 Jan 1880 and baptised there on 10 Jul 1880 the son of Fred Edwards and Sarah Ann Edwards (nee Edwards). He lived his early life in Gillingham, Dorset, until, by 1911, he had moved to 12 The Street, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, where he lived with his wife, Jane E. Edwards (previous name unknown). According to the Motcombe Parish Newsletter of May 1916 he was serving with the 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment though no military records can be found. The 1921 Census and 1939 Register show he continued to live at 12 The Street, Motcombe, working as a House Painter, until his death was registered in Sturminster, Dorset, on 14 Jul 1952.