Henry Hagger
In 1911 he was serving in India with 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters at Gough Barracks Trimulgherry Deccan.
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Harry was born on 10th April 1887 at Nottingham, he was baptised on 6th November 1895 at St Marys, Nottingham (along with his brother William) he was the son of William a brick layers labourer and the late Annie Haggar and the brother of Emma and William Haggar.
His father William was born in 1843 at Cambridge, he died in 1919 aged 75 yrs his mother Annie Maria was born in 1844 at Cheshire, she died in 1905 at Nottingham, aged 62 yrs they were maried and had 3 children,
In 1901 they lived at 3 Hoop Alley St Mary's Nottingham.
In the 1911 census William Hagger (senior) 67 rs a widow bricklayers labourer is living at 22 Victoria Place, Nottingham, he is living with his married son William Hagger (junior) 27 yrs a card board box cutter and his wife Lucy 24 yrs.
Private Henry Hagga (e)r was a regular in 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) he enlisted at Nottingham, he went overseas on 4 November 1914. At some point he was posted to the 2nd Battalion and finally to the 16th battalion. The battalion were on front line trench duties prior to the Battle of Third Ypres. Henry was one of two 16th battalion men to be killed on 1 July 1917 whilst serving in the line at “West Lane”, Ypres
Buried: Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Plot 1. Row L. Grave 32.
Recorded as Harry Hagger by the army in 1911. 1901 Census cites Leicester as place of birth.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Hagar's grave site at Brandhoek Military Cemetery near Ieper (Ypres)
Photo of Henry Hagger
haggar_henry _photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters regiment roll of honour website..jpg
Photo of Henry Hagger
haggar_henry grave _photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters regiment roll of honour website..jpg