We remember Horace Hedley Portman

We remember Horace Hedley Portman

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1896
birth Feckenham United Kingdom Source:5495604 25th July 1896
1911
employment Fishing Swivel Tackle Redditch United Kingdom Source:5495208 1911
1911
location Crabbs Cross, Worcestershire United Kingdom parents address Source:5495208 1911
1914
awards British War Medal Other War Service Award Source:5492588 1914
1919
awards Victory Medal United Kingdom Other War Service Award Source:5492588 1st September 1919
service British Army Private 30632 Worcestershire Regiment Source:3560738
service British Army Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th Service Battalion Source:5492055
service British Army Private 30632 Worcestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion Source:5492055
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7447640 Source:5492055 22nd October 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7447640

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Horace Hedley
Initials HH
Last Name Portman
Source 5492055
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Crabbs Cross, Worcestershire United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 30632 Worcestershire Regiment Private
British Army Worcestershire Regiment 10th Service Battalion Private
British Army 30632 Worcestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal Other War Service Award
Victory Medal United Kingdom Other War Service Award

Media

Media

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  • Horace Hedley Portman killed Somme 22/10/1916
    A picture of Horace that appeared in the Berrows illustrated Worcester Journal on the 9th December 1916. It shows him in his uniform, the Worcestershire Regiment cap badge can just be made out.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • Medal card of Portman, Horace H
    This is the medal card for Horace it shows he was entitled to the Victory Medal and the British War Medal

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • Berrows Worcester Journal Illustrated Supplement
    Horaces death was noted on the 9th December 1916 in the Berrows Worcester Journal Illustrated Supplement. This was a pull out magazine that appeared in the Berrows Worcester Journal Newspaper.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • 1911 Census
    This document is the 1911 census that shows Horace was a worker and live in Crabbs Cross in 1911.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • H H Portman Birth Register 1896
    This shows that Horace was born in 1896 not 1897 between August and September.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • Horace Remembered at Thiepval
    Horaces name on the Thiepval memorial the Somme Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C, taken on Friday 7th March 2014.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • A Cross in memory of Horace
    This is a picture of a Cross left at Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C just under Horaces name on the Thiepval Memorial on the Somme. Over the past couple of Years I have left a simmilar cross at the local war memorial in Astwood Bank, not too far from where Horace lived.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C
    This is a larger photo of Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C on the Thiepval Memorial where Horace is remembered.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • Me and my brother standing next to Horaces cross
    Steven McManus (left) and me (Paul McManus right) stood next to Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C where we left our rememberence cross on 7th March 2014. We believe we are the first members of the family to go to France to honour the memory of Horace.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • The Thiepval Memorial
    A picture of my brother and I Paul McManus (left) Steven McManus (right) with the Thiepval Memorial in the background. I have highlighted in red where Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C in located on the memorial.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • St. Luke's Church (The Bridge) War Memorial
    Horace is remembered on the War Memorial at St. Luke's Church in Headless Cross Redditch.

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • Colourized Image of Horce Hedley Portman
    Colourized image of Horace Hedley Portman

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

  • Horaces name on the Headless Cross War memorial

    Contributed by:
    Paul4418

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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CWGC - Casualty Details Paul4418

Multimedia

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Horace Hedley Portman killed Somme 22/10/1916 Paul4418
Medal card of Portman, Horace H Paul4418
Berrows Worcester Journal Illustrated Supplement Paul4418
1911 Census Paul4418
H H Portman Birth Register 1896 Paul4418
Horace Remembered at Thiepval Paul4418
A Cross in memory of Horace Paul4418
Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C Paul4418
Me and my brother standing next to Horaces cross Paul4418
The Thiepval Memorial Paul4418
St. Luke's Church (The Bridge) War Memorial Paul4418
Colourized Image of Horce Hedley Portman Paul4418
Horaces name on the Headless Cross War memorial Paul4418

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We remember Horace Hedley Portman

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