Name
Edward Arthur Spicer
1897
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
09/04/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
TF/201413
(Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Middlesex Regiment
1st/7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LONDON CEMETERY, NEUVILLE-VITASSE
II. B. 4.
France
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
Cheshunt Town Memorial, St Clemence Church Memorial, Turnford
Pre War
Edward Arthur Spicer was born in late 1897, in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, son of John Spicer, a House Painter & Decorator and Margaret Spicer (nee Blackaby). One of eleven children although 4 died.
1901 Census records Edward aged 4, living with his parents, two sisters and two brothers at Cheshunt Park Farm, Cheshunt, Herts. The family had a boarder Alfred Heatt a Gardener.
1911 Census, Edward aged 14, is living with his parents, three brothers and two sisters at, 154 High Street, Cheshunt, Herts. No occupation for him is given.
Wartime Service
Edward enlisted at Stamford Hill, Middx, on 15th March 1915, for four years with the 3rd/7th Battalion, (Duke of Cambridge Own) Middlesex Regiment, Territorial Force and issued with the service number 4351. He volunteered for overseas service and on completion of his training he embarked at Folkstone on 2nd September 1916, for Boulogne, arriving the same day, joining his unit in the field on 20th September 1916. He was issued a new service number TF/20141 in 1917 when service numbers were standardised.
He was Killed in Action on 9th April 1917, aged 20, he is buried in London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, France.
He serve with the 3rd/7th battalion, 4th/7th Battalion and 1st/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.
Additional Information
His mother Margaret Spicer received a dependents pension of 6/6 a week from 27th November 1917, and his effects of £5-7s-3d, pay owing and his war gratuity of £8-10s-00d.
His service record survived and is available on-line.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Jonty Wild
