Serjeant 1308 Harry Rainford
Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 24th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 09/11/1915
Age at death: 25
Date of death: 3rd of October 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bethune Town Cemetery - VI. G. 69.
Family details:
Son of Alfred and Margaret Rainford, of Fern Cottage, Nutgrove Rd., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 8 years old Harry is living at 162 Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with his parents Alfred (39), Margaret (40) and three siblings: Martha (14), Nellie (5), Alfred (2). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Joiners Apprentice' Harry still living at 162 Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens with widowed mother Margaret (50) and two siblings: Nellie (15), Alfred (12).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/RainfordHarry.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/H_Rainford_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant Harry Rainford at Bethune Town Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
