We remember George William Cave Harris

We remember George William Cave Harris

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Bareilly, Bengal India Source:7623678 28th February 1891
1901
location Chance Inn, Guston, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:7623702 31st March 1901
1911
location British Infantry Barracks ( Wellesley), Mhow India military residence address Source:7623720 2nd April 1911
1914
service British Army Acting Lance Corporal 9927 The East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:5320885 1st November 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8539361 1st November 1914 - 9th May 1915
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8070263 9th May 1915
1915
service British Army Lance Corporal 9927 The East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:5320885 9th May 1915
education Independent boarding school education Wellington College Constitution Hill, Wellington, Shropshire United Kingdom Source:7616997
enlistment United Kingdom Source:8539361
1915
death Killed in Action Initially reported missing during Battle of Aubers. near Aubers Ridge France Source:7410615 9th May 1915
burial Ploegsteert Memorial, Berks Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Comines-Warneton, Hainaut Belgium Panel 5 and 6 Source:7410615

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George William Cave
Initials GWC
Last Name Harris
Source 7410615
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
British Infantry Barracks ( Wellesley), Mhow India military residence address known 2nd April 1911
Chance Inn, Guston, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 9927 The East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Acting Lance Corporal
British Army 9927 The East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
George Edward Harris father
Fanny Albena Harris, nee Evers mother

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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
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Jeremy24359
Medal Index Cards Transcription Jeremy24359
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jeremy24359

External Evidence

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Bayley's Children Jeremy24359
Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Jeremy24359
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jeremy24359
Supplement to The London Gazette, 22 JUNE, 1915 Jeremy24359
Battalion War Diary - 1914 Nov - 1916 June Jeremy24359
Old Wrekinian Lives Lost 1914-18 Jeremy24359

Multimedia

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The East Lancashire Regiment Jeremy24359
British Infantry Barracks ( Wellesley), Mhow, Indi Jeremy24359
Ploegsteert Memorial Jeremy24359
O.W. War Memorial 1914-1919, Wrekin College Chapel Jeremy24359

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