Basic Details
Surname
Haigh
Forenames
Colonel
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Cornal J
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was not married and worked in a mill as a stripper and grinder before the war. He was wounded and gassed in 1917, returned to his unit in January 1918 only to die in a casualty clearing station that spring. He is also commemorated on IWM 2224 where, as here, his forename is mis-spelt as Colonel.
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)
York and Lancaster Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Gezaincourt
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
29
Age at death
23
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds