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| Name | Edward Glaister | ||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 27981 | ||
| Company | |||
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| Transferred ¥ | |||
| Former unit ‡ | None listed in SDGW | ||
| Enlisted | Carlisle, Cumberland | ||
| Resident | Carlton, Cumberland | ||
| Born | Scotby, Cumberland | ||
| Died | 16 November 1916 (see notes) | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | Killed in action | ||
| Age | 27 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Grave | ||
| Reference no. | A.44. | ||
| Resting place | Ten Tree Alley Cemetery | ||
| Source | |||
| Notes | *Son of Tom and Mary Glaister, of 184 Greystone Road, Carlisle, Cumberland.*Husband of Jessie Burneth Glaister, of 2 Bothwell Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.*Brother of Robert Glaister (15463 Pte.)*There is a discrepancy in the date of death between SDGW and CWGC. Date of death is listed as 18 November 1916 on CWGC. | ||
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