Edward Stanislaus Brocklehurst

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Pte Edward Stanislaus Brocklehurst Regt # 2519
Donated by Frank Connors

Edward Stanislaus Brocklehurst was born in May of 1890 in St.John's, the seventh and youngest son of Charles Frederick Brocklehurst and Mary Ann Dunn. He had two younger sisters, Kit and Lillian, and one older sister, Mary Jane, who died of scarletina at age eleven. Edward travelled to Glace Bay at age 18 in 1908 and worked as a Steelworker there with several of his brothers for about 8 months.
When the war broke out, he enlisted at St.John's on 13 April 1916 in the First Newfoundland Regiment # 2519. His age was listed as 24( sic 26), marital status as single, grey eyes, brown hair, occupation Steelworker and residence 21 Maxse Street, St.John's.

He embarked at St.John's via SS Sylvia for the UK on 16 July 1916
Edward was hospitalized at Rouyn, France on 12 March 1917 suffering from contusions to the back and hands. He was wounded in right knee on 24 September 1917, and hospitalized for several months
A year later on 24 September 1918, he suffered severe gas poisoning and was hospitalized, eventually rejoining his unit but subsequently demobilized to St.John's.
Edward was medically discharged 19 May 1919 and described as permanently unfit and requiring treatment, having served for three years and 27 days.
Edward travelled to Sydney on 10 June 1920 working again at Sydney Steel and married Mary Glasgow there on 11 April 1921
His wife died several years later at St.John's and Edward moved to the USA..

Edward was the brother of John Thomas Brocklehurst, Samuel Stephen Brocklehurst and George Augustus Brocklehurst.

The brothers also had a first-cousin, George Joseph Brocklehurst, born in May 1879 at Carbonear, who enlisted at Montreal in the CEF on 4 October 1916 ( their cousin George also had a brother-in-law, Leonard P Burke, who married his sister Adelaide, and who was Lt.Col. in the First Nfld Regiment).

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