Harold Jerram
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Father: Samuel Jerram was born in 1842 at Stoke Bardolph, Nottinghamshire and worked as a horse dealer. Mother: Emma Jerram was born in 1859 at Annesley, Nottinghamshire. Brother: Harry, born in 1898. Sisters: Edith Mary, born in 1885 at Morley, Derbyshire and working as an overlocker for a blouse manufacturer, Ethel, born in 1887 also at Morley and working as a blouse machinist, Hilda, born in 1891 and working as a clerk for a wholesale book seller and Janet, born in 1895 and working as a blouse examiner. Harold married Lilian Mary Bullers in 1912 at Nottingham, they had a daughter Doris May born 2nd March 1913, they lived at 2 Kimberley Street, Colwick Road, Nottingham. Commencing 5th February 1917 his widow was awarded a pension of 15 shillings a week.
Private Harold Jerram was drafted to France following training and the battalion was brought up on 19/07/1916 to trenches between Bazentin-le-Grand and Longueval in the continuing Battle of the Somme. They attacked a German position in front of Wood Lane the following day and sustained high casualties. On 23/07/1916 the battalion was moved to treated near Pommels Redoubt and Jerram was killed in action. His body was never recovered, but his name was commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 4A & 4D)
In memoriam published 23rd July 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “JERRAM. – In loving memory of my dear son, Pte. Harold Jerram, K.O.S.B., who was killed in action July 23rd, 1916. – Mother, brothers, and sisters.” Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
