Madeline ida bedford biography

          Madeline Ida was born in Woolwich in Her parents were Edward, a Civil Engineer from Waterford in Ireland (b.!

          Many thanks to Clive Barrett, who broke off his own research into Yorkshire WW1 poet and artist Constance Ada Renshaw to help me with this.

          Madeline Ida was born in Woolwich in 1885.

          Edward Terence Berlyn b Dartford died in WW1 ; Marital status: Madeline.

        1. Madeline Ida Bedford was born in London in [1] Her father, Edward, worked as a civil engineer[2], and her parents had married in
        2. Madeline Ida was born in Woolwich in Her parents were Edward, a Civil Engineer from Waterford in Ireland (b.
        3. Brief biography of Madeline Ida Bedford who wrote the poem "Munitions Wages" -
        4. Did you know that today is World Poetry Day? Madeline Ida Bedford is a World War One poet, who wrote the poem 'Munition Wages.' Learn more about her and read.

          5.   Her parents were Edward, a Civil Engineer from Waterford in Ireland (b. 1849) and Sarah Dinah (born (1858).  Her siblings were Ellen (b. 1878), Alice M. (born 1883) and Edward Terence (born 1896).

          Scars Upon My Heart is an anthology of poetry written by American and British women during the First World War, compiled and edited by Catherine W. Reilly.

           Edward Bedford must have worked in India for Ellen was born there.

          The family lived in Woolwich in London in 1891 and in Erith in Kent in 1901.  They must have been fairly well off because they had servants.

           By 1914, the family had moved to Belvedere in Kent.

          During the First World War, Madeline's brother Edward Terence Bertyn Bedford was a Captain in the 34th Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery.

           He was killed on 28th May 1917 during the Battle of Arras and is buried in the Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension in Pas de Calais, France.