Harry Raymond Burnley (c.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:
- BURNLEY, HARRY RAYMOND. Sergeant. No 1859. 1/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Boroughbridge. Son of the late Mr Joseph Burnley, St. Wilfred's Hotel, Ripon, and Mrs Burnley of Golcar Brow, Meltham. Employed by Messrs J. Hopkinson of Birkby. Enlisted August 1914. Embarked for France April, 1915. Died of wounds at No 17 Casualty Clearing Station (Remy Siding), 11.11.1915, aged 20. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 4, Row B, Grave 7.
- ROH:- St. Bartholomew's Church, Meltham; Huddersfield Drill Hall.
- Brother of Private JOE BURNLEY, who died of wounds, 26.8.1918.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Serjeant HARRY RAYMOND BURNLEY
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, November 11, 1915
- age: 20 years
- record ID: 434387
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #434387)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #617565)