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Charles Harris

Details

Forename Charles
Surname Harris
Middle Name Edward
Memorial
Age 27
Address 67 Prescott St., Frog Lane
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Rifleman
Occupation or place of work Lamb's Oilworks, Seven Stars Rd., Wigan
Regiment Rifle Brigade 19th Batt
Day of Death 30
Month of Death December
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Drowned in the Royal Edward troopship disaster
Place of Burial Alexandria (Hadra) War Cemetery
Regiment Number 202104
Name of War First World War
Location Unknown
Additional Information Possibly listed on Wigan Cenotaph under Lancashire Fusiliers
Formerly 1489 Manchester 5th
Husband of late Mary and son of Charles
Born in Bradford

CWGC, Ancestry, WO 16/3/18, WE 3/8/15 wounded