Harry Bonsall
Attended Queen Elizabeth School from 1927 and 1934.
He was the school's swimming champion and a member of the school's First XI at football.
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His parents were Harry Gilbert and Frances Bonsall of 156 Outram Street, Sutton in Ashfield.
He had an older sister Winifred who was a school teacher.
In 1942 he married Lucy Violet Hole and they had one child, Pamela and she was only a few months old when Harry died of wounds.
According to the Old Elizabethans Service Roll. He was travelling in a jeep with his Sergeant Major and a driver on the July 27th 1944 in Normandy when they came under enemy shell fire and they threw themselves down in the grass of an orchard and landed on an enemy mine. The next day he was placed on the dangerously ill list and by the 5th of August it was reported that he was making satisfactory progress and was transferred to the base hospital, but on his arrival his condition was found to be very poor and although penicillin treatment was given he collapsed and he died on the 7th of August.
Tribute paid by his commanding officer " LT Bonsall proved himself a fine leader and quite fearless in action; his loss is a great one for the country"
He is buried at Bayeux War Cemetery plot 11. J 2.
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