Harold Arthur Wharmby
Service Number
3151
Military Unit
24th Bn Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
14 Nov 1916 (25 years old)
Place of Birth
Ilkeston Derbyshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family History
Harold was born in 1892 in Ilkeston amd was the son of Arthur a brewer and waiter and Mary A Wharmby of 29 Querneby Road Mapperley Nottingham and the brother of Dorothy and Florence Wharmby .
In the 1911 census the family are living at the 'school house' Querneby Road, Mapperley, Nottingham , Harold is 19 years of age, single and a draughtsman.
Military History
Harold enlisted in Nottingham and served with the Royal Fusiliers 24th battalion London Regiment. His medal index card shows he first entered a theatre of war in France on 15th November 1915 . He died of wounds received on 14th November 1916 and is buried in Couin British Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France grave reference VI A 7
Extra Information
Research Peter Gillings
Photographs
Harold Arthur Wharmby
Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Couin New British Cemetery, Pas de Calais. Courtesy of Murray Biddle