Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Alfred Wragg, a shoe maker, born 1874 in Hinckley, Leicestershire and his wife Alice Wragg (nee Spencer, married in the 4th quarter of 1893 in the Hinckley, Leicestershire district), a hosiery trade winder, born 1875 in Hinckley. Harry was born in the 3rd quarter of 1895 in Hinckley, his siblings were Doris Lavinia, born 1899 and Horace Clarence, born 1897, both his siblings were born in Hinckley, in March 1901 the family home was at 10, Castle Street, Hinckley. In April 1911 Harry was employed as a shoe trade finisher and was residing in the family home at Regent Street, Hinckley, together with his father, a boot repairer, his mother a hosiery trade winder and his siblings, Horace, a shoe trade finisher, Doris, Wilfred, born 1902 and Lawrence, born 1905, the latter two siblings were both born in Hinckley.
The War Diary records: 25 Oct-14 - The Battalion relieved the West Yorkshire Regiment on the 21st October at the Chemical Factory at Rue du Bois, the Germans had attempted to rush the trenches at dawn, but were beaten back with great loss, shelled intermittently all day. 2 Platoon of “D” Company were driven out by enfilade fire at about 9.00am, but retrieved the position by dusk, ordered to retire during night. Trench line was reinforced by 1 Company East Yorkshire Regiment and 2 Platoons of the Rifle Brigade during the day. “A” Company’s line was not seriously attacked. Casualties two Officers wounded, twenty two Other Ranks killed, sixty eight wounded and ninety eight missing.
On Saturday November 28th 1914 The Leicester Chronicle and Leicestershire Mercury published the following article under the heading. “LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE WAR.” – LOCAL ROLL OF HONOUR. – Official intimation of the deaths of two Hinckley men killed in action has just been received viz., Private Ernest Bailey and Private Harry Wragg, both of whom were in the 1st Leicester’s.
On Saturday January 9th 1915 The Leicester Chronicle and Leicestershire Mercury published the following article under the heading. “LOSSES IN THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT.” – The following casualties in the Leicestershire Regiment are announced. – KILLED. Private H. Wragg.