Basic Details
Surname
Highley
Forenames
H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Horace
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married to Emily and they had one child. As a Territorial, he was called up in August 1914 and in France the following April where he was wounded. he returned to his unit only a fortnight before he died in a casualty clearing station 3 days after being gassed at Hill 60. He was not found by them on any other Calderdale memorial.

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)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Lyssenthoek
Cemetery
British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1915
Month of death
December
Day of death
22
Age at death
24
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds