Basic Details
Surname
Channer
Forenames
E W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Edward Winter
Served or died
Died
Notes
He enrolled at Worcester College, Oxford in 1906 and the college archives say: 'Edward Channer matriculated in 1906 and was a College exhibitioner. He graduated in 1909 with second class honours in Modern History and, after obtaining a Teacher’s Diploma, he worked in several different schools. At the outbreak of the war Edward Channer attempted to enlist but was rejected on medical grounds. He was subsequently taken under subscription and finished top of a class of snipers despite having weak eyesight. Private Edward Channer was sent to France in early 1917 and was killed in action near Vermelles on 7 July 1917.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Vermelles
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Mazingarbe
Cemetery
Philosophe British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
July
Day of death
7
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action