Name
Harry Graves
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/07/1916
38
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
24153
South Wales Borderers
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BRISTOL (ARNOS VALE) CEMETERY
Screen Wall. 5. 658.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Harpenden Town Memorial, Church of St Nicholas Memorial, Harpenden
Pre War
Harry was born in 1878 in Harpenden, youngest son of Joseph Graves, agricultural labourer, and Keziah (nee Smith). The family were living on Lower Cravells Road, Harpenden.
On the 1901 Census Harry was working in Wheathampstead as a groom. On the 1911 Census he living with his widowed mother and sister and working as a carman.
Wartime Service
Harry enlisted as Private 24153 in 12th (Service) Battalion South Wales Borderers. He died on 4 Jul 1916 while on Home service and is buried in Bristol.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild, Mary Skinner, Harpenden & District Local History Society (www.harpenden-history.org.uk)
