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Edward Wake 1919 - 1987

Edward Wake of Oxfordshire County, England United Kingdom was born on May 12, 1919 in Watford, Hertfordshire County, and died at age 67 years old on February 12, 1987 in Wantage, Oxfordshire County.

Edward Wake
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West Hendred in Oxfordshire County, England OX12, United Kingdom
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May 12, 1919
Watford, Hertfordshire County, England, United Kingdom
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February 12, 1987
Wantage, Oxfordshire County, England, United Kingdom
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    Edward Wake was born in 1919. He attended Taunton School. In 1938 he went to the Far East, and was taken prisoner by the Japanese, returning to the UK in 1945. Edward (Ted) married Margaret Lynes in 1947. Margaret had one daughter Elizabeth from a former marriage, (to Flying Officer J.W.Lynes who was killed in 1942). Ted and Margaret had no children of their own. Ted died in 1987 and was buried at West Hendred Parish Church.
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    Cancer
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    Edward Wake lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1919, in the year that Edward Wake was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1937, at the age of 18 years old, Edward was alive when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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Wake, Jane (Aug 14, 1913 - Jan 1984) Wake, Paul (Sep 20, 1905 - Apr 18, 1989) Wake, Daniel (Aug 18, 1951 - Nov 15, 2007) Wake, Ora (May 4, 1905 - Nov 1970) Wake, Hereward (Nov 7, 1905 - Dec 1977) Wake, Clifford (Sep 12, 1921 - Dec 1979) Wake, Martin (Oct 12, 1875 - Dec 1970) Wake, Mary (Apr 11, 1900 - Mar 1989) Wake, William (Jan 8, 1909 - May 1977) Wake, Virginia (Oct 21, 1930 - Dec 29, 2003)
Wake, Bernhard (Oct 31, 1898 - Aug 1982) Wake, Edna (Dec 21, 1893 - Mar 1971) Wake, Anna (Jul 29, 1890 - Dec 1979) Wake, Sidney (Apr 3, 1896 - Jun 1968) Wake, Esther (Jan 25, 1901 - Jan 1984) Wake, Leslie (Dec 11, 1897 - Nov 1969) Wake, Bernice (Aug 20, 1906 - Jul 22, 1996) Wake, Alice (Feb 12, 1913 - Sep 1991) Wake, Verna (Jul 4, 1890 - Apr 14, 1992) Wake, Carrie (Feb 22, 1876 - Sep 1968)
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