Private 8955 Harold Hunt
Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/05/1915
Age at death: 18
Date of death: 25th of May 1915
(Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery - II. B. I4.
Census details:
1901 - 4 years old Harold is living at 24 Ell Bess Lane, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents Robert (45), Margaret (45) and five siblings: John Wm (24), Jane (17), Robert (14), Margaret (12), James (7).
1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Miner Below Ground' Harold living at 21 Marshalls Cross Road St Helens with parents Robert (55), Margret (55) and three siblings: John W (32), Robert (23), James (17).
Boarding at the address are James Rattigan (26), his wife Jane Rattigan (25) and their son James Rattigan (4).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=31]Remembered on the Knowsley Road School Memorial.[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Also Remembered on the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url]
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/HuntH_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Harold Hunt at Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2341