Altrincham WW1 Altrincham WW2 Altrincham Memorials |
Sale WW1 Sale WW2 Sale Memorials |
Stretford WW1 Stretford WW2 Stretford Memorials |
Urmston WW1 Urmston WW2 Urmston Memorials |
Miscellaneous Memorials |
Harold Armstrong | |||
Rank: | Private | Number: | 277633* |
Name of Rgt or Ship: | Labour Corps | ||
Died: | 17/04/1918 | Age: | 32 |
How Died: | Died of Wounds | ||
Country of burial: | France | Grave Photo: | Yes |
Cemetery or Memorial: | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery | ||
Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
Extra Information: | |||
Born during the September quarter 1885 in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/38, the eldest son of Richard & Amelia Armstrong (nee Walker). 1891 Census - 194 Liverpool Road, Patricroft. Son - aged: 5 - Scholar - born: Pendleton, Salford. Head of household - Richard Armstrong - Married - aged: 32 - occ: Tea Dealer's Assistant - born: Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland. Also - Amelia Armstrong - Wife - aged: 31 - born: Whitefield, Manchester. Plus 3 siblings. 1901 Census - 322 Trafford Road, Patricroft & Barton, Eccles. Son - aged: 15 - occ: Clerk - born: Pendleton, Salford. Head of household - Richard Armstrong - Married - aged: 42 - occ: China Shop Assistant - born: Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland. Also - Amelia Armstrong - Wife - aged: 41 - born: Whitefield, Manchester. Plus 4 siblings. 1911 Census - 322 Trafford Road, Patricroft & Barton, Eccles. Son - aged: 25 - occ: Clerk - born: Pendleton, Salford. Head of household - Richard Armstrong - Married - aged: 52 - occ: Glass & China Shop Assistant - born: Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland. Also - Amelia Armstrong - Wife - aged: 51 - born: Whitefield, Manchester. Plus 2 siblings. Married Edith Broomhead during the September quarter 1913 in the Barton upon Irwell R.D. - ref: 8c/1366. Formerly 30121 - Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Rgt). The fact that he was serving in the Labour Corps would indicate that he had previously been wounded and no longer fit for fighting - eventually succumming to those wounds. Commemorated on the private family (Broomhead - In-laws) gravestone in St. Catherine's, Dumplington - Ref: 3h3 & 112. M.I. - "The loving husband of Edith Armstrong, The Bridge, Patricroft". CWGC - Son of Richard and Amelia Armstrong, of Patricroft, Manchester; husband of Edith Armstrong, of The Bridge, Patricroft, Manchester. |
Memorials found on: | |||
Christ Church (Patricroft) | |||