Harry Grundy (1895-1915)
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:
- GRUNDY, HARRY. Private. No 2084. 'A' Company, 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born 91 South Street, Huddersfield, 24.9.1895. Son of Albert Edward and Mary Hannah Grundy, 100 South Street, Huddersfield. Educated Spring Grove Board School. Employed as an iron turner by Mr John Haigh of Firth Street, Huddersfield. Enlisted 5.9.1914. Shot by a sniper whilst in the trenches on the morning of 16.12.1915, aged 20 years. Buried BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY, BOESINGHE, BELGIUM. Grave location:- Plot 1, Row J, Grave 13.
- ROH:- South Street Methodist Church; St. Thomas's Church, Longroyd Bridge; Huddersfield Drill Hall.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private HARRY GRUNDY
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, December 16, 1915
- age: 20 years
- record ID: 440162
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #440162)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1491936)