Wilfred Thomas Harding
Memorial: Staple Hill - Page Park
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: Thomas and Sarah Davis
Home address: Parents - St George, Bristol. Lived: 17 St James Place, Mangotsfield.
Pre-war occupation: Wood Machinist
Date of birth: 06/05/1916
Date of death: 13/07/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: No known grave but commemorated on the Cassino Memorial Italy and Staple Hill Memorial
Age: 27
Further information:
98 (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Wilfred lived with his 2 older brothers who were cattle drovers. His regiment became part of the 8th Army Artillery in 1943, which landed in Sicily as part of operation Husky. Wilfred lost his life during the battle for the port of Augusta.
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.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/5251/sussex-yeomanry/
https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=53