Henry George Harmer
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 29438
Parents: Charles and Emily Harmer
Home address: Watley's End, Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of birth: 1899
Place of birth: Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of death: 21/03/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery (Ref: I. F. 10.), France
Age: 19
Further information:
Henry George Harmer was born in 1899 in Winterbourne. His parents were Charles and Emily Harmer. He had a sister Elizabeth and it is possible he had another younger sibling, but his father died in 1901 or 1909. His father had worked as a stonemason and he had been born in Winterbourne. Henry’s widowed mother lived in Watleys End in Winterbourne
Henry joined the 6th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry as a private. He was Killed in Action on 21 March 1918 at the age of 19. He is buried in Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery (Ref: I. F. 10.) in France
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre and Forces War Records