Basic Details
Surname
Hiley
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 married and worked as a weaver before enlisting in 1915. He was wounded in France, spent 8 months in hospital in England as a reult and returned to his unit in June 1918, dying 2 months later on the Rive Sensee. He is also commemorated on IWM 2224 and 2670.
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 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Year of death
1918
Month of death
August
Day of death
30
Age at death
27
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action