Rifleman Edgar Ainge, A/200358

  • Batt - 16
  • Unit - King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Section -
  • Date of Birth - 1895
  • Died - 12/10/1918
  • Age - 24

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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the only son of Frank Marson Ainge a Boot Trade Cutter, born 1868 in Leicester and his wife Elizabeth Anne a Hosiery Button Holer, born 1871 in Leicester. Edgar was born in 1895 in Leicester. In 1901 the family home was at 3, Melton Street, Leicester. He was killed in action at daybreak at Neuvilly, north of Le Cateau, France.

Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
  • Unit - King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Former Unit n.o - 25237
  • Former Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
  • Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
  • Burial Commemoration - Montay-Neuvilly Road Cem., Montay, France
  • Born - Leicester
  • Enlisted - Leicester
  • Place of Residence - Grace Dieu, Stafford Street, Melton Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  • Memorial - BELGRAVE CEM., LEICESTER ON FAMILY GRAVE STONE
  • Memorial - BELGRAVE UNION BAPTIST CHURCH, LEICESTER
  • Memorial - ALDERMAN NEWTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL MEM., LEICESTER
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