Private Ambrose Harley, 241668
- Batt - 1/5
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 12/01/1918
- Age - 21
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of John Thomas and Rosaline Harley. The War Diary for today records. TRENCHES. At 8.00am Lt COLES went on leave to ENGLAND. The Sergeant wounded the previous day died at CHOQUES. At 3.00pm all afternoon the back areas were again heavily shelled, work was -?- on the blown in sap but the buried man was not dug out till midnight.
Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. Coalville Times article - Friday February 15th, 1918
LOCAL CASUALTIES
Mr and Mrs John Harley, of No. 4 Castle Street, Whitwick, have received a letter from the War Office stating that their son, Private Ambrose Harley, of the 5th Leicesters, was killed in action on January 12th. He was nearly 22 years of age, and had been in France nearly two years. Before the war he worked at the South Leicestershire Colliery, where his father is also employed.
Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 13/1/2018
- Conflict - World War I
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Place - M 43, Cambrin Military Cemetery
- Other Memorials - Coalville War Memorial Clock Tower
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Cambrin Mil. Cem., France
- Born - Whitwick, Leics
- Enlisted - Loughborough, Leics
- Place of Residence - 5 The Hockley, Castle Street, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHYRD. MEM., WHITWICK, LEICS
- Memorial - CLOCK TOWER MEM., COALVILLE, LEICS
- Memorial - COUNCIL OFFICE MEM., COALVILLE, LEICS
