Charles Andrew Harding
Memorial: Marshfield - High Street
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Corporal S/1117731
Parents: Henry and Emma Harding
Home address: Marshfield, Wilts
Pre-war occupation: Grocery Shop Assistant
Date of birth: 31/08/1907
Date of death: 30/12/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Ramleh War Cemetery (Ref 3. L. 19.), Israel
Age: 36
Further information:
Charles was the youngest of 7 brothers and his father and his older brothers worked as farm labourers in a farming co-operative known as “The Bellum “in Marshfield. Prior to his war service with the Royal Army Service Corps he lived with his widowed mother. After May of 1943 when axis powers surrendered in the Middle East, the main focus of the war moved to Italy but some soldiers remained. Ramleh Cemetery was used by various British General Hospitals posted in turn to the area for varying periods, but it is unclear how Charles died. According to his war records, Charles died as the result of an accident”.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://www.glosgen.co.uk/warmem/marshfieldwm.htm
http://www.marshfieldparish.org.uk/wp/marshfield-history/ww1.htm
http://www.jackjarrett.co.uk/the-bellum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Army_(United_Kingdom)