Harry Atkinson Hirst (1879-1921)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- HIRST, HARRY ATKINSON. Private. No 3/15217. Lincolnshire Regiment. Born Huddersfield 1879. Lived 5 Benson's Square, Northumberland Street, Huddersfield. Discharged from the army due to illness on 15.5.1916. Died of valvular disease of the heart on 8.10.1921.