Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Belcher a Bricklayer, born 1859 in Ibstock, Leics., and his wife Harriet, born 1868 in Ibstock, Leics. Harry was born in 1897 in Ibstock, Leics., his siblings were Selena, born 1891, Beatrice Annie, born 1893, Thomas George, born 1895 and William Frinch, born 1901, all his siblings were born in Ibstock, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at Colliery Cottage, Ibstock, Leics., in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Denys. In April 1911 Harry was employed as a Brick Carrier and was residing in the family home at Station Terrace, Heather, Leics., together with his parents and siblings, Beatrice, Thomas, William, Grace, born 1903 and Violet Edith, born 1907, the latter two siblings were both born in Ibstock, Leics.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday July 19th, 1918

FUNERAL

The funeral of Private Harry Belcher, second son of Mr and Mrs William Belcher, High Street, Ibstock, took place at Ibstock Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The service was conducted by the Rev. H. Standidge, of Heather, and a memorial service was held in the Parish Church in the evening. The deceased had only joined up a few weeks, viz., Whit Tuesday last. He succumbed to an attack of influenza, dying in camp, near Hull, on Wednesday last. Previous to joining the Colours, he worked at Ibstock Collieries. The “Dead March” (Saul) was played in the church at the end of the evening service, by Mr W. Dunstan (organist), and the “Last Post” was sounded by the buglers of the Church Lads’ Brigade. Private Belcher was 21 years of age.

THANKS

Mr and Mrs W. Belcher and family wish to thank all friends, through the medium of this paper, for their kind expressions of sympathy with them in their recent sad bereavement by the death of their son, Harry.

Ibstock.

Coalville Times article - Friday July 11th, 1919

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear son, Pte. H. Belcher, who passed away July 10th, 1918.

“And surely Thou at last did’st come
To end the sorrows of my son,
And bear him to Thy peaceful home
With Thee for ever to abide.”

“Gone but not forgotten”

From his sorrowing Mother, Father, Brother and Sisters

In loving remembrance of my dearest brother, Pte. H. Belcher, who died July 10th, 1918.

“Some day we may understand”

From his sorrowing Sister, and Brother-in-law, Beatrice and Will

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 12/4/2018