Basic Details
Surname
Burchnell
Forenames
Harold Robert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Service number
1378
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 7 Princes Road, Old Fletton. It incorrectly records his regimental number as 1378.

(CWGC records that Private Harold Robert Burchnell, regimental number 13748, died aged 20 on 9/5/1915, serving in the 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial in Belgium; they record him as the son of Robert & Susan Burchnell of 7 Princes Road, Old Fletton. Harold's brother George also fell in World War 1, and is named on the Peterborough Roll of Honour).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Northamptonshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Aubers Ridge
Country of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated on memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
9
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at Aubers Ridge
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action