Basic Details
Surname
Payne
Forenames
E G
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Edward Geoffrey
Served or died
Died
Notes
Entered College in Michaelmas Term, 1910. A member of the 1st Association Football XI, 1910 – 1913; Athletics Team (President, 1912 – 1913). B.A., 1913. A member of the University Contingent of the Officers’ Training Corps. Oxford House, Bethnal Green, 1913 – 1914. Commenced service on 26 October 1914. Second Lieutenant, 2/7th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1914; Lieutenant of the 9th Battalion, 1915; Captain, 1915. Served in France. Killed in action, Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915 and he is also commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
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
Loos
Year of death
1915
Month of death
September
Day of death
25
Age at death
23
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action