Anyone interested in Edwin Fownes, born Feb. 27, 1884 in Malpas, Cheshire, Eng.; father was Thomas Fownes; trade or calling: blacksmith; enlisted at Edmonton in Canadian over-seas expedition force July 12, 1915; latest address was Lethbridge, Alberta; discharged May 14, 1919, served in France with 8th battalion; wife, Mary Fownes of Whitewood Lane, Overton, Malpas, Cheshire, Eng. (35-page extract National Archives, Canada) contact Anita Fownes; fownes@coastnet.com
Dominion Land Grant made in Alberta; deceased 9/2/1935.