Frank Henry Harcombe
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 17232
Parents: William and Elizabeth Harcombe
Home address: Winterbourne Down, Bristol
Date of birth: 1896
Place of birth: Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of death: 17/03/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Guards Cemetery (Ref. I. D. 13.), Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France
Age: 19
Further information:
Frank Henry Harcombe was born in 1896 in Winterbourne. His parents were William and Elizabeth Harcombe and they lived in Winterbourne Down. He was brother to Ethel, Florey, Kathleen, Bertha, Daisy and Gladys. His father was a coal miner (hewer) and he had been born in Winterbourne.
Frank enlisted in Pontypridd and he joined the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards as a private. He died in March 1915 at the age of 19.
Frank is buried in the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy in France. Frank is also remembered on the memorial in All Saints churchyard in Winterbourne Down and on the Whiteshill Common Memorial (Winterbourne Down face) in Hambrook.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre
CWGC and Forces War Records