Basic Details
Surname
Naylor
Forenames
Harry
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Honours
Military Medal
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He worked for a wholesale clothiers before the war and then served at Gallipoli. In France he was working for a medical unit but had both legs broken by a shell as he was treating the wounded and died at a casualty clearing station. His MM was awarded posthumously. The press reported him as serving with the Royal Marines and said his age was both 24 and 22.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Navy (RN)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Naval Division
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
CORPORAL
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Rocquigny-Equancourt
Cemetery
Rocquigny Road British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
30
Age at death
24
Manner of death as stated
Died of Wounds
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial