Leicestershire War Memorials

Private Sydney Tom Harris, 241761

Batt - 2/5
Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
Section -

Date of Birth -
Died - 28/09/1917
Age - 21

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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Tom and Elizabeth Harris. The War Diary for today records. HILL 37. Shelling not quite so heavy as previous days. Periods of comparative quiet. Back areas bombarded with high explosive and gas shells at night. 2nd Lt. L. ROWBATHAN died of wounds, 2nd Lt. S. W. G. TALLIS wounded.

Leicestershire Project Findings

Conflict - World War I
Burial Place - Vi H 8, Dozinghem Military Cemetery

Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore

Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
Burial Commemoration - Dozinghem Mil. Cem., Westvleteren, Belgium
Born - Hinckley, Leicestershire
Enlisted - Hinckley, Leicestershire
Place of Residence - 19 Highfields Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Memorial - HINCKLEY MEM., LEICS
Memorial - GREAT MEETING UNITARIAN CHAPEL MEMORIAL, HINCKLEY, LEICESTERSHIRE

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