Basic Details
Surname
McKelvin
Forenames
Harry Exley
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. His father was the landlord of the West End Hotel and he left school in 1910. He suffered a shrapnel wound, was sent to a dressing station but never arrived. A message of love was received from a Madge upon his death: he is also commemorated on IWM Memorials 2587 and 2725.
Primary Service
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
Hermies
Cemetery
Hermies Hill British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
November
Day of death
29
Age at death
23
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Missing