ERIC WITHERS EDWARDS (1909-1911 : 22), Private in the 4th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was the youngest son of Mr & Mrs Joseph Withers Edwards of West Felton and Fox Hall, Oswestry.  He and his brother were members of the School House and Eric left early in order to take up work as a farmer, in which he proved himself to possess the practical mind and foresight that are requisite for success.  He joined the army in January 1916, saw service in many parts of the Western Front, and gained a reputation for gallantry, good fellowship and fine character. It was near Albert on September 2nd 1918, that ‘Big Ned’, as he was called in affection, volunteered as one of a small patrol to recover lost touch with the battalion.  Before the object had been attained he was hit by a piece of shell, and in a few minutes he died, his last words urging his friends to go on.  But a few days previously he had been recommended for a medal in recognition of continuous service to wounded men.