Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookance and Flanders, and was killed in action, being shot through the body while superintending repairs of wire entanglements, at or near Kemmel, 21 April, 1915. He was buried in the Sherwood Foresters' Cemetery at Kemmel, Belgium; _unm._ [Illustration: =John Radley Eddison.=] =EDEN, ROBERT JAMES=, Leading Stoker (R.F.R., B. 9842), 297722, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =EDGE, FREDERICK CHARLES=, Corpl., No. 24245, 13th Battn. (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late George Edge, of Eyton-on-Severn, Blacksmith, by his wife, Eleanor, dau. of Alfred Downes; _b._ Eyton-on-Severn, Wroxetter, co. Salop, 19 July, 1886; educ. Donnington School, Wroxetter; went to Canada in April, 1912, and settled at Cranbrooke, B.C., as a railway mechanic; enlisted at Cranbrooke in Aug. 1914; came over with the 1st Contingent in Oct. 1914; went to France, 26 Jan. 1915, and was killed in action at Festubert, 29 May, 1915, being shot by a sniper while he was leaving the trenches; _unm._ =EDGINTON, ROBERT WALTER LAURENCE=, Lieut., 5th Battn. Royal Warwickshire Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of Robert William Edginton, of 70, Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, M.D.; by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Walter Showell, of Stourton Hall; _b._ Edgbaston, Birmingham, 14 Sept. 1895; educ. Bradfield College and Birmingham University; received a commission in the Territorial Battn. of the Warwickshire Regt. 28 Nov. 1913, and on the outbreak of war volunteered for foreign service; went to France, 21 March, 1915; was promoted Lieut. 27 May, 1915, and was killed in action in France, 3 June, 1915. He was buried at White Gates, Petit Pont, Ploegsteert Wood; _unm._ Some three weeks before he was killed, on 9 May, Lieut. Edginton performed a very gallant action, and was recommended by his commanding officer for bravery. This was described in letters from his brother officers as follows: Two privates were in front of the trenches acting as snipers, when one of them was wounded, his comrade was trying to get him back to the trench when he was also wounded. Lieut. Edginton, seeing this, went out to his assistance and brought him safely into the trench, and then went back to rescue the other man, who, when he reached him, he found was dead. In order to do this Lieut. Edginton had to make a detour of 40 or 50 yards to get through the wire entanglements and during the whole time was under severe rifle and shell fire. [Illustration: =Robert W. L. Edginton.=] =EDLMANN, ERNEST ELLIOT, D.S.O.=, Major, R.A., 5th _s._ of the late Major Joseph Ernest Edlmann, 1st King's Dragoon Guards, by his wife, Caroline Sim (Kent House, Leamington), dau. of William Elliot, Madras Civil Service; _b._ at Leamington, 24 Nov. 1868; educ. at Leamington College (1879-85) and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut. R.A., 17 Feb. 1888; and promoted Lieut. 17 Feb. 1891, Capt. 24 Oct. 1898, and Major 15 Dec. 1908; served in the Chin Hills, Burmah, 1892-3 (medal with clasp); in the Sudan; expedition to Dongola, 1890 (medal, Egyptian medal), and in the operations on the North West Frontier, India, 1897-8, first with the Mohmand Field Force, and then with the Tirah Expeditionary Force; present at the actions of Chagru-Kotal and Dargai, and the capture of Sanpagha and Arhanga Passes, the actions of 9, 16 and 24 Nov., the operations in Bara Valley, 7-14 Dec., and the affair at Shinkamar, 29 Jan.; and was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 5 April, 1898], and received the medal with two clasps, and the D.S.O. (invested by Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, 16 Nov. 1908. The Madras Weekly Mail of 18 Nov. 1897, in its account of the taking of the Sanpagha Pass, wrote: "Part of the 5th Bombay Mountain Battery shelled the position at 500 yards range, under a hot fire from the sungar. The only position which the battery could get was on the top of a sort of pinnacle, and two guns fell off this from their own recoil. The greatest credit is due to Lieut. Edlmann for the way he fought his guns under great difficulties, and with a fire being poured in at him from a short range," and Capt. MacNunn, D.S.O., the Artillery expert, writing in the Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution on the same incident, said: "This was almost entirely an artillery battle, and the effect of combined fire completely drove off the enemy; heavy infantry fighting had, however, been looked for and a big casualty list. The fight ended by No. 5 Bombay Mountain Battery being pushed forward, when Capt. de Butts, R.A., was killed on rounding a bluff at the head of his battery, which suddenly came under a fire from the ridge in front. Lieut. Edlmann at once assumed command, and, taking a section, closed in to 500 yards and cleared the ridge of the enemy, a most dashing feat, for which he was commended in despatches. It is no small thing to stand to your guns at 500 yards' range from marksmen armed with Martinis and Lee-Metfords, but so does audacity bring its own reward in war, that, wonderful to relate, there were no more casualties in the section." In 1900, Major Edlmann was appointed to raise and command the Abbottabad Mountain Battery (now No. 30 M.B.). This he did with great success, obtaining a second class classification for shooting in the spring of 1902, and first class every subsequent year of his command. He took this battery on service in the Aden Hinterland in 1903-4. In 1902 he was selected to command the Indian Contingent of Native Mountain Artillery, which was present at the Coronation of King Edward VII., on which occasion he was described in The Times as being the best range-finder in the Royal Regt. of Artillery. He was appointed to No. 1 British Mountain Battery in 1910, subsequently transferring to No. 23 Peshawar Mountain Battery, which he was commanding in the 1914-5 operations in the Persian Gulf. In Mesopotamia he took part in the operations of 11, 15 and 17 Nov., near Mohammerah, Saihan, and Sahil respectively. The most skilful and dashing counter-attack carried out by his battery in connection with an infantry unit on the 11th and the admirably directed and highly effective artillery fire of the 15th and 17th are both mentioned in despatches. In the Turkish attack on our position at Shaiba on 11 April, Major Edlmann is mentioned in despatches for the clever handling of his battery and accuracy of fire in silencing the enemy's guns and repelling his attack. The despatches also speak of the magnificent support given by the artillery throughout the campaign. Major Edlmann was mortally wounded at the Battle of Barjisijah on 14 April, having just taken over the duties of C.R.A., that officer having been wounded. Our troops, over open ground, were attacking a superior force of the enemy skilfully entrenched and concealed over a front of 3 miles. Major Edlmann was much beloved by officers and men alike, while in Military circles it was recognised, in the words of the obit |