Alfred Henry "Tim" Edwards

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Alfred Henry "Tim" Edwards

Also Known As: "Tim"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death: November 18, 1967 (70)
Santiago, RM, Chile (Complications following stroke)
Place of Burial: Santiago, RM, Chile
Immediate Family:

Son of William Edwards and Maud Louisa Woods
Husband of Edith Grace Hotchkiss
Father of Grace Margaret Edwards
Brother of Helen Edwards; Walter Edwards; Arthur D. M. Edwards; Cyril Edwards; D. Margaret "Peg" Edwards and 2 others

Occupation: Auditor
Managed by: Private User
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About Alfred Henry "Tim" Edwards

Tim was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of British parents. From 1901 onward he lived in Sussex, England, until enlisting in the British Army at the onset of World War I.

He lied about his date of birth (and birth-place) in order to enter the Army whilst still a minor.

He was wounded in action in the summer of 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.

His elder brother, Walter, was killed in action a few months earlier, 1916 April 26.

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Alfred Henry "Tim" Edwards's Timeline

1897
January 24, 1897
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1926
August 10, 1926
Los Andes, Chile
1967
November 18, 1967
Age 70
Santiago, RM, Chile
November 1967
Age 70
Cementerio General, Santiago, RM, Chile

Tim was initially interred at the Cementerio General. Subsequently his remains were re-interred at the Parque del Recuerdo cemetery.