Born: 11 August 1888, Bradford
Died: 23 December 1917
Buried: Lijssenhoek Military Cemetery, Poperinghe
Address: 31 Mount Street, Eccleshill
Parents: Thomas William & Mary Jane, nee Dixon
Spouse:
Siblings: Three brothers and three sisters
Occupation: Worsted spinner
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luke’s
Children:
Regiment: 2 West Yorkshire
Edward Dixon Hall
Edward Dixon Hall was born on
the 11th of August 1888 the son of
Thomas William Hall and Mary
Jane Dixon.
They had married in Sheffield in
1873 and in 1881 were living with
Jane Dixon, the mother of Mary
Jane at Sheffield.
Four children were born to them in
Sheffield, Ann Elizabeth in 1874,
Thomas in 1877, John William in
1879 and Willis in 1880.
By 1891 the family had moved to
Bradford to live at 143 Cutler
Heights, and three more children
had been born, Margaret in 1882,
Ada in 1886 and Edward Dixon
Hall born posthumously in
1888, Thomas William
having died in 1887 aged 37
years.
In 1901 Mary Jane and her
children were living at 23
Parsonage Road.
Laisterdyke and she was
taking in washing to support
her family.
By 1911 Edward is living with his
brother Willis and his family at 2
The Bank, Eccleshill and he is
working as a worsted spinner. In
1915 Edward was living at 31
Mount Street and he was the sole
occupant of the house.
Edward enlisted on the
23rd of April 1917 as
Private 270022 in the 2nd
Battalion of the West
Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales Own).
He served on the Western
Front, dying on the 23rd of
December 1917 aged 29.
According to his records he
was not killed in action nor did he
die from wounds.
He is buried at Lijssenthoek
military cemetery at Poperinge,
Belgium. Most of the casualties
here died whilst being treated at the
medical facilities close by.
Edward was one of the few soldiers
to leave a Will which was probated
in Wakefield on the 12th of June
1918 to John Parker a Private in the
West Yorkshire Regiment who
received effects of £82.19.7d.
His soldier’s effects of £7.19.7d
were left to his Solicitors, Messrs.
Rawnsley and Peacock on the 23rd
of July 1918 and a War Gratuity of
£3.0.0d to his executor John Parker
on the 18th November 1919.
.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
