Rifleman Y/1630 Henry James HARRIS

Rifleman Y/1630 Henry James Harris{gallery}Rfn H J Harris{/gallery}7th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 27th July 1916, aged 23. Reported Missing July 26th.

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Panel ref: Pier and Face 13A and 13B
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
• Son of Lewis and Sarah Ann Harris of Quarry Hill, Wilnecote
• Brother of Rifleman Y/1629 Albert Edward Harris
• Husband of Jessie Harris of 34 Neville Street, Glascote
• NNWFHS Memorial: Wilnecote
  

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Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Harris
• NNWFHS Wilnecote War Memorial Page
• Thiepval Memorial
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born 1893 in Wilnecote
• Lived at Glenwood Cottage, Stoneydelph, Wilnecote [1911]
• Lived at 34 Neville Street, Glascote [1915]
• Employed as a driver below ground at Birch Coppice Colliery [1911]