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234270Pte. Alfred George Harris
British Army 7th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
from:Northwood, Midddlesex
(d.16th-18th Oct 1918)
Alfred George Harris was my great grandfather. He lost his life between the 16th and 18th of October 1918. He left behind his wife Annie and their young family.
236575Spr. Alfred Harris
British Army 1st/1st (South Midland) Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Clifton, Bristol
(d.14th Nov 1916)
My great grandfather, Alfred Harris lived with his wife Eliza Amy at Rock Court, Clifton, Bristol. Alfred was injured on 12th of November 1916 and died of his wounds on 14th of November, aged 48. He is buried at Dernancourt Cemetery near Albert.
242092Alfred George Harris
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Weymouth
Alfred Harris served with the Royal Garrison Artillery.
247908Pte Alfred James Harris
British Army 10th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Farnham, Surrey
(d.9th Dec 1915)
Alfred Harris was the son of Alfred and Elizabeth Harris of Factory Yard, Farnham. Born in 1893, one of 11 siblings by 1911. At the time of his death he was only 22 years old and single. His father died within a few months of hearing of his son's death. On the CWGC, he is listed as A Harris and he is buried at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix in France.
245247Arnold John "AJ" Harris
Royal Navy
from:Hayle, Cornwall
Arnold Harris served in the Royal Navy as a Carpenter.
213311Pte. Arthur Harris
British Army 2nd Battalion, D Coy Royal Scots Fusilliers
from:Rotherham
Arthur Harris joined 8th/9th Service Battalion, York and Lancs Regiment in 1914 - Regimental Number. 14432. His medal record card shows he entered the "Flanders Theatre of War" on 27th August 1915. This is the date of his arrival in Boulogne as part of the 8th and 9th Service Battalion of the Y&L's to join the 23rd Division, a division of the the so-called "New Army".
In 1916 (probably July) he was transferred to D Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers after an action on the Somme in which almost all of his original company were killed, effectively wiping-out the unit. His Royal Scots Fusiliers service number was 43468. He was wounded in action several times but along with all of his eight brothers he came home safely.
His rank was Private throughout his service. His discharge documents show both of his service numbers and his military occupation at discharge as "Officers Servant" (Batman). His military commendation says "First-class shot". His Lt Cols recommendation for employment says "Smart and Intelligent".
I'm his very proud grandson. I remember him well with much love as a gentle and wise counselor whose influence on me is as strong today as it ever was.
223429Pte. Arthur Harris
British Army 2nd Btn. D Coy. Royal Scots Fusilliers
from:Rotherham, Yorkshire
Arthur Harris joined 9th Service Battalion, York and Lancs Regiment in 1914 (a Battalion is a unit made up of between 800 and 1000 men). His Regimental number was 14432. His medals record card shows he entered the "Flanders theatre of war" on 27th August 1915. This is the date of his arrival in Boulogne as a soldier of the 8th and 9th Service Battalion of the Y&L's to join the 23rd Division, a new army division, the so-called "Kitchener's New Army" or "K3" as it was officially designated. His unit established itself in the area around Tilques in France and subsequently was engaged in various actions on the Western Front.
On 2nd July 1916 he was wounded in the leg by enemy machine-gun fire during the first or second day of the Battle of Albert, (the opening action in the Battle of the Somme). He was treated in the field at No 3 Casualty Clearing Station in Puchevillers, Pickardie and recuperated at No.9 Base Hospital on the racecourse at Rouen. In consequence of this and of the unit decimation and chaos of the Somme Offensive, he was transferred to D Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. This was his unit until his demobilisation at the end of the war. His Royal Scots Fusiliers service number was 43468.
His rank was Private throughout his service. His discharge documents show both of his regimental service numbers and his military occupation at discharge as Officers Servant (Batman). His military commendation says First-class shot", a thought-provoking compliment indeed . His Lt Cols recommendation for employment says Smart and Intelligent.
He was awarded the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the 1914/15 Star. The 1914/15 Star was awarded to all who served under fire in any theatre of war against Germany between 5th August 1914 and 31st December 1915, except for those eligible for the 1914 Star (the so-called Mons Star, awarded to those serving under fire during The retreat from Mons - 1914). These three service medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
238274Rflmn. Bertram George Harris
British Army 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Camberwell, London
Bert Harris was wounded in the left arm and discharged from the Army on 24th April 1917.
933Pte. Charles Archibald Harris
Australian Imperial Forces D Coy. 33rd Btn.
from:Beardy Street, Armidale, New South Wales
(d.7th Jul 1917)
Charles Harris was born in Bourke, New South Wales, he worked as a labourer before enlisting. He lost his life on the 7th of June 1917 the first day of the Battle of Messines, he was aged 25 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
219127Pte. Charles Harris MM.
British Army 23rd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:16½, Manor Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire
(d.30th Nov 1918)
Charles Harris was born at 2, Trinity Lane, Hinckley, Leicestershire on 9th September 1895. He worked for his fathers (Joseph Harris's) business in Hinckley, carting, i.e. transporting goods by horse and cart. The family home was by this time at 16½, Manor Street, Hinckley.
Charles enlisted in the army towards the end of 1916 and, after training at Rugeley Camp on Cannock Chase, went to France in about April 1917 where he was allocated to the 23rd (4th Tyneside Scottish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers , 102nd Brigade (Tyneside Scottish), part of the 34th Division.
Charles was awarded the Military Medal for bravery during an action on 24th October 1918 at Bermerain, though he didnt live to receive it as he was killed in action on 30th October 1918, just a few days before the end of the war. He is buried at the Cross Roads cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bios, in Northern France.
217892Pte. E. W. Harris
British Army 10th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
(d.2nd Mar 1917)
Pte.E, W, Harris served with the Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 3rd February 1917 and is buried in the Carnoy Military Cemetery, Carnoy, France.
211721Sgt. Edward James Harris
British Army 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:Leighton Buzzard
(d.22nd Sep 1918)
My great-grandfather, Sergeant Edward James Harris, was killed in action September 22nd, 1918. Sgt. Harris was a volunteer who joined the British Army in 1911, three years before the start of the First World War. His unit, the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), saw action in some of the worst battles of the war, including the Battle of Ypres, the Battle of the Somme, and fought in The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele. In the Battle of the Somme, the Sherwood Foresters were involved in the first capture of Delville Wood, 14 July - 3 September 1916, acknowledged to be among the worst fighting of the War. Despite surviving all this, Sgt. Harris was killed at Gauche Wood during the advance on Cambrai, 22nd of September 1918, a few weeks before the Armistice on 11th of November. May he rest in peace and never be forgotten.
221452Pte. Edward Harris
British Army 7th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Hackney
(d.18th October 1917)
My grandfather, Edward Harris, was born in Bethnal Green in 1891. He married Helen Hobbs in 1915 and gives his occupation as a wood machinist.
I am not sure when he enlisted in 7th Battalion The Rifle Brigade as it seems that his records may have been among those that were burnt in WW11 so sadly l know very little about him. I do have one photograph taken in about 1916 and I know he was home on leave at the end of 1916 as my dad was born in August 1917. Sadly, he did not get to see his second son as Edward died of wounds on 18th October 1917 and is buried in Estaples Military Cemetery in France.
He also had a brother Walter born in 1889 who was in 2nd Batt.Kings Royal Rifle Corps.who was killed in action in France on 23 November 1916.
265277Pte. Eric Joseph Harris
Australian Imperial Forces 44th Battalion
from:Coolgardie, Western Australia
Joe Harris served with 51st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement and 44th Battalion during the Great War.
242071A/CSM. Ernest Harris
British Army Royal Engineers
from:Kent
I have two records of my grandfather Ernest Harris being a patient at the 32nd Stationary Hospital in Wimereux, France. The first copy of a letter sent to my grandmother, to inform her that he was suffering from nervous exhaustion. This was dated 15th September, 1916. I do not know how long he was there. The second time he was admitted for what they describe as a Poisoned Head, dated 12th April, 1918.
205465Lt. Frederick James Harris
British Army Highland Light Infantry
from:Uddingston, Glasgow
(d.13th April 1918)
He was the eldest of 4 sons and 1 daughter of F W and Nellie Harris. Attended Allan Glenn School for boys in Glasgow then studied engineering at Glasgow Technical College. Killed in action at Flanders 13th April 1918. Grave is 11 G 29 at Wulverghem-Linderhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium.
250070Pte. Frederick Harris
British Army 2/6th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:Chilborough, Dorset
(d.4th February 1916)
Frederick Harris served with the 2/6th East Surrey Regiment.
252656Pte. Frederick George Harris
British Army 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:Milton, Somerset
(d.30th Nov 1917)
Frederick Harris was a great uncle completely unknown to his family. Can only assume the tragedy of his death was too much to bear and share. His name on the war memorial in Western Super Mere alerted us to him. This has since been stolen from the park.
239396Drvr. George William Harris
British Army 173rd Brigade, A Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.21st March 1918)
Aged 24, Driver George Harris died on 21st March 1918 and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France, Panel 7-10. He was the son of Mrs Isabella Harris, 71 New Elvet, Durham.
252991Pte. George Harris
British Army 87th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:London
(d.3rd Jul 1917)
224758Pte. Godfrey Jubilee Harris
British Army 1st/1st (Worcester Yeomanry) Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars
from:Rainbow Hill, Worcester
(d.16th Aug 1916)
Godfrey Harris died on the 16th of August 1916, aged 19 and buried in the Baghdad North Gate Cemetery, Iraq. He was the son of George and Ellen Harris of 75 Church Rd., Rainbow Hill, Worcester.
212414Sub/Lt.(E) Henry James Harris
Royal Navy HMS Mechanician
from:Wilson Street, Dingle, Liverpool
(d.20th Jan 1918)
My great uncle, Henry James Harris, was one of the crew who served & lost his life with the the sinking of the "SS. Mechanician". He was Sub Lieutenant Eng.
He was one of 4 Harris brothers, 3 of whom served in WW1, only my grandfather and one other great uncle, who was seriously wounded in France, survived the war. In all of the extended family of cousins 18 Harris boys went off to war and only 2 came home. Four of the brothers and cousins, who together joined the Liverpool Pals Regiments, all died in the opening hours of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916. None of their bodies were ever found or identified.
From my research I have found a lot of general information about the "SS Mechanician" a merchant ship, built at Belfast by Workman, Clarke & Co in 1900 for Charente Steamship Co., Ltd. (T. & J. Harrison), Liverpool. Although I am unable to get any detailed information such as crew lists, plans, sailing history etc. She was taken over by the Royal Navy in April 1917, being commissioned 20 June of that year, for use as a 'Commissioned armed escort ship', fitted with 2 x 6 in and 2 x 4 in guns, her role being to escort convoys.
My great uncle was serving as a "Sub lieutenant Eng" from his rank & the fact that he was an engineer I would assume that he was probably stationed in the engine or boiler room when the ship was torpedoed. Under the command of Captain James Nicholson, I understand she was en-route to Plymouth from the Thames estuary when she was attacked at 02.50. She was hit by two torpedoes, thirty minutes apart, the first exploding against number six hold which caused the stokehold to flood; the second hit the boiler room. Sadly, all my great great grandmother and her family got to remember their children by were empty graves in a number of Liverpool cemeteries.
220875Pte. Henry William Harris
British Army 5th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:St Geoge in the East
My Father, Harry Harris was wounded on the 23rd of Mar 1916 by Shrapnel to the left chest and gassed. He later served at Salonica, where he suffered from Malaria, and recieved a gun shot wound to left wrist resulting in a high amputation due to gas gangrene at hospital in Valetta, Malta. He was discharged 19th of Nov 1919.
235397Sgt. Henry Percy Harris MM
British Army 8th Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Rose Cottage, Whitford, Nr Combpyne, Devon
(d.17th November 1917)
This is an extract from the book "For Our Tomorrow" about Combpyne-Rousdon in the First World War.
Henry Harris was born in Combpyne in the spring of 1893, the first child of Eli and Amelia (Minnie) Harris, who went on to have a further ten children together. The Harriss were long time residents of Combpyne having been in the village since at least the beginning of the nineteenth century. The family lived at Little Bulmoor Farm where Eli was a carter. By 1911 Henry had left home and lodged with coachman Charles Honeybun and his family in Chard Street, Axminster, working as a farm labourer. At some point Henry moved to Rose Cottage in Whitford and began work on the Rousdon Estate (39). No record of a marriage has been found but between 1911 and 1914 Henry decided to become a regular soldier and joined the 1st Battalion the Devonshire Regiment. He was with his battalion in Jersey when war was declared and entered the ˜theatre of war on 22 August 1914. His regimental number, 9430, suggests he joined up in 1912, possibly initially as a territorial.
The 1st Devons landed at Le Havre on 22 August, where they joined ˜lines of communication defence troops, part of the BEF. Henry was rapidly in combat however as the battalion took part in the Battle of Le Cateau on 26th August, helping to hold up the German advance into France, and the Battle of the Marne in the second week of September which pushed back the Germans from the outskirts of Paris. Later in the autumn the battalion saw action at La Bassée and took part in the stand at Festubert.
My research has found that he received the Military Medal for gallantry on the Western Front where he was wounded, repatriated to England to recover, which was when he died.
236399Pte. Henry Harris
British Army 2nd Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Barnstaple
245090Pte. Jack Diamond Harris
British Army 8th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Westhouses, Derbyshire
(d.27th March 1918)
Jack Harris was born in Westhouses, Blackwell Parish. His parents were William and Lizzie nee James, and Jack had 2 brothers, Albert Henry and Samuel James. His mother passed away after 1901 and father remarried Elizabeth Forsey in 1905 at Blackwell.
Originally, 55482 Pte Harris of the Sherwood Foresters, at the time of his death on 27th March 1918, he was 32052 Pte Harris with the 8th Btn The Lincolnshire Regiment. Jack's name is on the Memorial at Tyne Cot, near Ypres, as he has no known grave. Jack is also commemorated on the War Memorial Plaque at St Werburgh's Church Blackwell.
219681Pte. James Harris
British Army 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders
from:29 Waggon Road, Ayr, Scotland
(d.5th Nov 1914)
I am proudly named after my great grandfather Pte. James Harris a brave Scottish Soldier who died on 5th of Nov 1914 at Ypres.
My great grandfather was 29 years old at the time of his death. he left behind a wife and two children, one of which was my late grandfather David Harris. My grandfather was eight years old at the time his father died, he grew up not knowing his father. His mother Agnes Harris never remarried and devoted her life to her children and later, until her own death, her grandchildren.
War is filled with horror and tragedy but at times a necessary evil for good to succeed over evil. A wall that stops the spread of evil consuming the peace of the world and the security of its children. I can only imagine the horrors and fear that my great grandfather and his comrades endured. Each day and night withstanding treacherous cold fierce weather, entrenched in mud holding their position slowly driving back a relentless enemy. The deafening sounds of artillery fire exploding over head and around them. What courage and bravery each one of these brave men drew from the very depths of their souls that others shall be free. And how soon the free forget.
My great grandfather never came home his body lays with his fallen comrades in a land that is not of his own, but one he died for. His body buried eternally at Tyne Cot cemetery. His Soul among the Brave and just. When life gets tough and we have doubts or fears, think about the courage of these brave souls and what they endured for us Perhaps you day is not so bad. God Bless all who serve for truth and freedom.
218033Pte. John Harris
British Army 1/6th Btn. London Regiment
(d.11th Jul 1917)
217871Pte. John Harris
British Army 19th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
(d.11th Jul 1917)
My ancestor John Harris was born in Brechin Scotland in 1894 and died on 11th July 1917. He belonged to 19th county of London Regt. He was killed in action aged 23, formerly he had served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
224637Pte. John Harris
British Army 13th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
(d.11th Jul 1917)
John Harris was born in Scotland in 1894. He joined up at St Paul's Church, Hackney, London. He was attached to the 13th Battalion, the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and served from 25th August 1915 to 14 December 1915. I think he transferred to 19th Btn. London Regiment, St Pancras (service numbers 6099 and 612384.) He served from 16th June 1916 to 11th July 1917 when he was killed. He is buried at Woods Cemetery. There is an error with on his war grave - it says `John Albert Harris No. 612384, parents John Harris late of South Wales Borderers; mother Ellen Harris, 155 London Road, Dover'. war graves have made a mistake with another soldier of the same name. John's parents were William Harris born Scotland and mother Mary Ann Harris. They lived in Hackney, London. I know this for a fact.
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