Basic Details Surname Harris Forenames G.E. Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Gerald Egerton War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes The school website (See References) provides the service and death details and also carries biographical details of this man. He died when the SS Lancastria was sunk. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) Royal Army Service Corps Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Off St Nazaire Country of burial France Town of burial La Bernerie-En-Retz Cemetery Communal Cemetery Year of death 1940 Month of death May Day of death 28 Age at death 23 Manner of death reference Killed in Action