Francis William Coward

Rank 
Private
Regiment 
London Regiment (London Scottish)
Date of death 
29 March 1918
Age of death 
38
Address 
6 Eliza Terrace
Wanstead
RED
Postcode unknown
Address source 
1911 Census
Local memorial 
Cemetery / Memorial 
France
Biography 

Francis William Coward was born and raised in Lambeth in 1880. He was the youngest of five children born to William and Sarah Parsons.

Francis married Ellen Coward in 1907, and the pair moved to 6 Eliza Terrace, Wanstead. In 1911, Francis was a Police Constable, and had one son, Herbert Coward, born in 1910.

During the war, Francis enlisted with the 1/14th London Regiment (London Scottish) as a Private. On 29th March 1918, Francis sustained an injury and he died of his wounds. His body is buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Sources:

Research by Redbridge Museum

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Ancestry.com