We remember William Harper

We remember William Harper

Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:9470000 Source:8806748 1896
1911
employment Telegraph Messenger General Post Office Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:9470000 April 1911
1915
enlistment Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Source:8806748 1915
1915
service British Army Rifleman 3407 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7419531 1915 - 15th September 1916
service British Army Private 3407 London Regiment 8th lond Battalion Source:1569798
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8806748
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7419531 Source:8806748 15th September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 9 C and 9 D Source:7419531

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Harper
Source 1569798
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3407 London Regiment 8th lond Battalion Private
British Army 3407 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sara Harper mother
Robert Harper father

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
Ireland Census 1911 Transcription Valerie34433

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