Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Indiana

Edwin L. Townsend

Private Edwin L. Townsend of Indianapolis, Indiana is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Indiana (1920) as soldier, world war i (died of wounds). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (died of wounds), 1920

294 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Indiana · 32 more named Townsend

Full name: Edwin L. Townsend
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Indiana
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (died of wounds), 1920

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Going through the Indiana roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) from A to Z, Edwin is the 263rd of 294 names on this site. On the scan the entry sits on page 311, among entries that run from page 298 to page 313. Counting Edwin, 16 entries in this book name Indianapolis, Indiana. 226 of the 286 men with a rank printed in this list (79%) held the rank of Private, as Edwin did. Edwin is marked dead of wounds; so are 39 others among the 293 entries here that record an outcome.

On the same scan page	Edward C. Gaffrey, Wm F. Shumacher, Carl F. Teike, Harry H. Thomas and 13 more
Same residence	Indianapolis, Indiana: 15 other entries in this book
Same rank	Private: 226 of 286 with a printed rank (79%)
Recorded outcome	dead of wounds: 40 of 293 with an outcome (14%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Indiana, page 311. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV1).

Published 1920, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Internet Archive via the Internet Archive.

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