Edward’s parents were Henry James Luckin, born in Braintree in the winter of 18581 and Ellen Broad, born in Harlow in the spring of 18562. They married in Harlow in the winter of 18863 and Edward Amos Luckin was born in Harlow in the summer of 18874.

The 1901 census shows Edward residing in Hobbs Cross, Harlow with his parents Henry and Ellen and his siblings Beatrice, William, Eleanor, Francis and Frederick. The 1911 census shows Edward residing in Puddledock, Much Hadham Nr Ware, Hertfordshire as a boarder at the age of twenty-three where he was working as a general labourer.

Private Edward Amos Luckin, 12954, enlisted in Hertford and served in the 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. The regiment took part in The Battle of Albert on 10 July 1916 and The Battle of Bazentin Ridge on 14 July 1916, part of The Battle of the Somme. Edward was killed in action on 15 July 1916, aged 29. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, France. Pier 2, face C. Register Index Number MR21.