IRISH Harry

  • First Name(s):
    Harry 
  • Surname:
    IRISH
  • Service Number:
    9609
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Gloucestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    29th October 1914
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 22 and 24.
  • Place of Birth:
    Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, enlisted Tewkesbury
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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IRISH Harry Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove All Saints Church WW1 Memorial
Catshill War Memorial

Further Information About IRISH Harry

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral with the information Corporal, Gloucestershire Regiment.

The following information has been researched by Andrew Bate:
1881 Census
Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove
Henry Irish, head, aged 27, Day Labourer
Lucy Irish, wife, aged 29, Nailor
Harry Irish, son, aged 1

1891 Census
Lickey End, Bromsgrove
Henry Irish, head, aged 37, Piecework Collector in Railway Work
Lucy Irish, wife, aged 39
Harry Irish, son, aged 11, Scholar
Ellen S. Irish, daughter, aged 9, Scholar
Arthur L. Irish, son, aged 3

1901 Census
Wellington Road, Stoke Prior
Henry Irish, head, aged 47, Clerk (Piecework Collector)
Lucy Irish, wife, aged 49
Harry Irish, son, aged 21, Assistant Teacher Elementary School
Ellen S. Irish, daughter, aged 19, Assistant Teacher Elementary School
Arthur L. Irish, son, aged 13

Harry Irish has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.

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