Born: 1897, Idle
Died: 1 September 1918
Buried: HAC Cemetery, Ecoust St Mein
Address: 45 Idle Road, Eccleshill
Parents: Thomas and Mary Jane, nee Hayes
Spouse:
Siblings: 7/14 survived
Occupation: Geo Garnett, Greengates
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Luke’s, Eccleshill
Children:
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers
Edward Westcott
Edward Westcott was born in 1897
in Bradford the son of Thomas Ball
and Mary Jane, nee Hayes.
Thomas was a journeyman tailor
and the family moved around.
They had 15 children but only eight
survived.
By 1901 they had moved to
Bradford and were living at 48
Mount Street. In 1911 Thomas and
Mary were at 22 Alexandra Road
with their four youngest children.
When Edward enlisted early in
1915 he was living at 45 Idle Road
and employed by George Garnett of
Greengates.
Edward enlisted as
Private 65460 in the 1st
Battalion of the
Northumberland
Fusiliers which was a
regular army battalion
in the 3rd Division.
In November 1915 it
was deployed to
Salonika and in January
1917 was transferred to
Egypt as a Garrison Battalion
before returning to France to the
Western Front.
During the Second Battles of the
Somme 1918 British Third and
Fourth Armies
commenced offensive
operations on the same
ground over which the
1916 Battle of the
Somme was fought.
They made a deep
advance but Edward was
killed in action on the 1st
September 1918 during
the Battle of Bapaume.
He was 21 years of age.
Edward is buried in the H.A.C.
Cemetery at Ecoust-St-Mein.
Rows B C and D were made in
August and September 1918 when
the ground had been recaptured by
the 3rd Division after five months
of enemy occupation.
He left is effects to his mother
Mary Jane, his father having died
in 1916. She received £8.7.0d on
the 9th of December 1918 and a
War Gratuity of £15.0.0d on the 8th
December 1919.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
