Basic Details
Surname
Glassbrook
Forenames
H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Harry
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married with 2 children and was an accomplished pianist who had served as a regular for 8 years but was working as an Overlooker in a mill before enlisting in 1914. He served in Eng;and for health reasons until 1917, as a guard at a POW camp in both Dorchester and Leicester but was killed the following year on a bombing raid when serving in France. He is also commemorated on IWM 2625.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Year of death
1918
Month of death
July
Day of death
18
Age at death
29
Manner of death as stated
Unknown
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action