Name
Harry Fox
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/11/1918
30
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Bombardier
87040
Royal Field Artillery
62nd Brigade Headquarters
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BREBIERES BRITISH CEMETERY
F.3
France
UK & Other Memorials
Benington War Memorial
Pre War
Harry was born in Manton Downs, Devizes, Wiltshire and lived at High Elms, Benington with his wife, Elizabeth (nee Cox), and their two daughters, Florence and Rose. He worked as a Farm Labourer and later enlisted in the Army at Hertford.
Wartime Service
Harry arrived in France on the 31st May 1915 and served continuously on the Western Front. On his way home in November 1918 he contracted Influenza and, without appropriate medication, he died.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson, Janis Young
