Sam Haigh (c.1879-1918)
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:
- HAIGH, SAM. Private. No 41151. 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Formerly No 11/20671 Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Halifax. Son of Luke Haigh. Husband of Adeline Haigh, 27 Albion Street, Huddersfield. Enlisted Huddersfield. Reported missing, presumed killed, 9.4.1918, aged 38 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
- ROH:- St. Paul's Church, Southgate, Huddersfield; Stainland Wesleyan Church.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private SAM HAIGH
- regiment: Suffolk Regiment
- died: Tuesday, April 9, 1918
- age: 38 years
- record ID: 873582
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #873582)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1515934)