Basic Details Surname Midgley Forenames Harold Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He attended the school and played cricket for the village but worked as a weaver, enlisting in February 1917 only to be killed by shellfire later that year as he carried rations up the line. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Lancashire Fusiliers Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of death Belgium Town of death Ypres Country of burial Belgium Town of burial Ypres Cemetery Aeroplane British Military Cemetery Year of death 1917 Month of death September Day of death 4 Age at death 19 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action