David Hardy
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David was born in 1885 at Cropwell Bishop and the son of James an agricultural labourer and Emma Hardy (née Clurow) of Cropwell Bishop Nottinghamshire. His father was born at 1852 in Norwich his mother in 1851 at Cropwell Bishop. They were married in 1877 at Nottingham. Emma already had a daughter Mary Ann Cluro born 1874. James and Emma had ten children one dying in infancy. Richard's surviving siblings were Elizabeth b.1878, Sophia b.1882, William b.1883, Kate b.1887, David b.1888 Maud b.1889, Hannah b.1891 and Ada Annie b.1896. In 1911 the family lived at Cropwell Bishop and are shown as, James Hardy 59 yrs an agricultural labourer, he is living with his wife Emma 60 yrs and their children, David 24 yrs a miner in gypsum pit and Richard 18 yrs a miner in a gypsum pit.
Private David Hardy served with the Army Service Corps. He died in Nottingham on 1st March 1919 and is buried in New Basford Cemetery. (grave ref. Q.2.54).
His brother Private Richard Marriott Hardy enlisted at Nottingham and served with the South Notts Hussars later transferring to the Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in action on 30th October 1918 and is buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery. David's name on the memorial is listed with another former pupil who both 'died after discharge'. This is a probable id.
