Basic Details
Surname
Womersley
Forenames
Harry
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 worked for a firm of pork butchers before he enlisted in September 1916. Wounded by shrapnel, his thighs and buttocks were operated on in a casualty clearing station, but he died of gangrene 10 days later. He is also commemorated on IWM 2738 and 2754.
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 Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Bruay
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
29
Age at death
21
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds