His story
Edward Omega Townsend worked as a soap van guard in Middlesex. His Army Veterinary Corps service was as a private with No. 6 Veterinary Hospital.
His medal record gives 11 November 1914 as his first qualifying service in France. Edward died on 8 February 1915, aged 22. He is buried at St. Sever, Rouen.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Soap Van Guard
- Family
- Kathleen Townsend
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/733
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 6 Veterinary Hospital
- Theatre of war
- France, 11 November 1914
Medals and commemoration
- 1914 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 8 February 1915
- Age
- 22
- Place of death
- France
- Recorded cause
- Pneumonia
- Cemetery or memorial
- St. Sever Rouen
- Grave reference
- A. 3. 19.
Where he worked
- No. 6 Veterinary Hospital
He is recorded with this hospital.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- George DENYERAlso recorded with No. 6 Veterinary Hospital
- Albert MUNDAYAlso recorded with No. 6 Veterinary Hospital
- Herbert William CARTERAlso buried at St. Sever Rouen
- Henry Herbert CURTISAlso buried at St. Sever Rouen
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 7
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Edward Omega Townsend”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/townsend-edward-omega-se-733/.
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