Basic Details
Surname
Hargreaves
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 was a married man who played cornet in the Walsden Temperence Brass Band and worked as a tackler in a mill before he enlisted. He served as a Lewis gunner and is also commemorated on IWM 2224 and, possibly, 2719.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Welch Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1917
Month of death
August
Day of death
4
Age at death
23
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action