Edward Glaister (27981 Pte.)

Edward Glaister
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A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour
Rank	Private
Number	27981
Company
Attached §
Transferred ¥
Former unit ‡	No
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
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

Definitions

*All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries. *§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment).

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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