Harold Henry Garratt
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Rank and number: Civillian
Parents: William Grainger and Christabel M Garratt
Home address: 5 Norman Grove, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Butcher's Assistant
Date of birth: 27/06/1924
Date of death: 06/12/1940
Buried/Commemorated at: Commemorated by Kingswood Urban District and on Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour St George’s Chapel Westminster Abbey
Age: 16
Further information:
Harold was the son of a road labourer and he had a younger brother. He died at The Ambassador Cinema, Kingswood, during the Bristol Blitz along with 2 other teenagers, in the ARP shelter that was located there. The cinema was closed as a result of bomb damage but re-opened a year later at the end of 1941.
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.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.architecture.com/image-library/RIBApix/image-information/poster/ambassador-cinema-regent-street-kingswood-bristol/posterid/RIBA2542-10.html