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Harold Handford
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 21/10/1893 |
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Place of birth: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Serjeant |
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Service number: 265308 |
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Units: — Gloucestershire Regiment, 2/6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 27/08/1917 |
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Place of death: 46th Casualty Clearing Station, Proven, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 23 |
Cemetery
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Mendinghem Military Cemetery Plot: IV Row: C Grave: 8 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 1
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2/6 Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/3060/2 ). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/437647 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=87c925c1-7207-4b43-9cdb-5af867789819 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1533278 |