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Harry Burr | |||
Rank: | Corporal | Number: | 1780 |
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 07th Bn [1] | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Manchester Rgt | ||
Died: | 12/05/1915 | Age: | 26 |
How Died: | Killed in Action | ||
Country of burial: | Gallipoli | Grave Photo: | No |
Cemetery or Memorial: | Pink Farm Cemetery | ||
Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
Extra Information: | |||
Son of George Burr, 1 Highfield Avenue, Wardle Road, Sale. Educated at Grafton House School, Victoria Park, Manchester. An Architect & Surveyor, he was articled with Mr. George Westcott, King St, Manchester. Parents moved from Lymm to Altrincham 2 years previously. He was an all round athlete and a boxer and played Rugby for Bowdon Rangers RUFC. Previously with the Manchster Volunteer Light Infantry Territorials for 8 years. Unmarried, he re-enlisted in August 1914. His last letter homer stated that he was at Port Sudan. Listed in the Guardian Year Book - Roll of Honour for 1916, which states that he was a Lance Corporal. |
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