HARRIS L.
Lancelot Harris
Private 23487
10th Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Lancelot Harris died on Monday 13th November 1916, aged 25, and is commemorated on the THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Lancelot Harris was born c1892 at Leek, Staffs; the eldest son of Lancelot and Mary Harris. Lancelot Harris Sr. was a Shoeing Smith, and a native of Leek, Staffs. On the 1901 census, the family resided at 2 Magdala Street, Manchester, and must have moved locally sometime after that date.
His brother, William Harris, also died in the war and is remembered on the St Michael & All Angels War Memorial only.
 Notts Free Press, 25th January 1918 |
 Notts Free Press, 25th January 1918 |
From "Lest we forget - The Blackwell Colliery War Souvenier"
L. Harris, 27 Briggs Street, Sutton. Enlisted 8-3-15. Pte., R. Welsh Fusiliers. Actions: The Somme, Kemmel Hill, Guillemont, Delville Wood. Killed in action, 13-11-16.
From
‘Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914-19 –
Royal Welsh Fusiliers’
Research by Heather Faulkes
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