Edmund Solomon

Second Lieutenant Edmund John Solomon was an English soldier of the British Army who died during the First World War.
He was born on 31 January 1894, in Kensington, the son of barrister Joseph Maurice and Katie Solomon (née Levy), both of London. Solomon was a foundation scholar at St Paul's School and secured a classical scholarship at Exeter College, Oxford. He was reading 'Greats' when war broke out in 1914, and enlisted in the West Kent Territorials.The Times (41561), p. 8: "Fallen Officers". 20 August 1917.
In 1915, he was commissioned in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, but soon had to resign due to physical reasons. Solomon returned to Oxford, but quickly re-enlisted in the army. As an other rank, Solomon served on the Western Front for four months with the Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. His time in France earned him a recommendation for a commission, and he left for officer training. Solomon was commissioned in the 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) on 5 September 1916,The London Gazette (29757), p. 9193. 21 September 1916, thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2016.and returned to France in October on attachment to the 8th Battalion. Just a few days after returning from 10 days' leave, Solomon was fatally wounded on 2 August 1917.
He is buried in Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery.
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==References==
*Ancestry.co.uk.
*Solomon, Edmund, John, cwgc.org. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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