Edward Stewart Favell (1885 - 1917)

Born 1885 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lilian Rose (Dowthwaite) Favell — married 1915 in New Zealand

Died 22 Nov 1917 at about age 32 in Ypres, Belgium

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Edward Favell is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Edward Favell migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Edward was born in 1885. He was the son of John Favell and Elizabeth Hirst. ^[1]

In the census of 1891 Edward was living with his family at 23 Harrison Street, North Ormesby, Yorkshire (North Riding), England. He was aged 6.

By 1901 his father had passed away. Edward was still living at 23 Harrison St, North Ormesby with his mother and four siblings. He had left school, he was aged 16 and his occupation was given as Moulder (Marine Engineering).

Edward emigrated from England to New Zealand.

He married Lilian Rose Dowthwaite in 1915. His mother passed away back in England that same year.

Edward and Lilian appear to have had no children.

When the 1st World War broke out Edward was working in the Police Force. He enlisted and travelled to Plymouth, Devon, England:

EMBARKATION DETAILS WW1 26 Apr 1917-20 July 1917 to Plymouth, Devon, England HMNZT 84. Vessel was Turakina. Service No: 46177

He served as a Corporal with the 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company; New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

On 22 November 1917 Edward was Killed in Action at Ypres, Belgium. He was 32 years of age.

Burial

Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. GRAVE REFERENCE Spec. Mem. IX. AA. 9. ^[2]

He is also remember on the grave monument of his parents in North Ormesby (ME) Municipal Cemetery, Ormesby, Yorkshire, England.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XGB-M88 : 1 October 2014), Edward Stewart Favell, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
2. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12081209

• Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]

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Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7RYX-FW2 : 14 October 2015), Edward S Favell in household of Catherine E Favell, Ormesby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• Myheritage.com [[2]]