GREGORY, Harry Henry Thomas

Laventie Military Cemetery, FranceCredit: Gary Newman

Rifleman
2nd Battalion
Rifle Brigade

Harry was born 1883 in Newport to Thomas & Ada Janette (nee BLOWER) GREGORY who were living at Pan Crossing in Newport around the time of Harry’s death. In 1891 the family were living in 3 Wardales Row, Trafalgar Lane in Newport.

Harry, aged 32, Died of Wounds on the 16th of May 1915 & was originally buried near to where he fell at the Wavrin Communal Cemetery. He was later exhumed & reburied at the Laventie Military Cemetery in the 1930s & now rests beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 494 of his First World War comrades.

Harry is also remembered on the County & Newport Borough War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.