HARLEY, Walter Harry

Gaza War CemeteryCredit: CWGC

Rifleman
1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles
Hampshire Regiment

Walter was born 1897 in Newport to James Arthur & Florence Mary (nee COX) HARLEY who were living at 73 Caesars Road in Newport around the time of Walter’s death. In 1901 the family lived at 4 Fairlee Cottages, Fairlee Road in Newport.

Walter, aged 19, was Killed in Action on the 19th of April 1917, during the Second Battle of Gaza & he is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery beneath a Commission Headstone alongside 3,216 of his First World War comrades, 781 of whom remain unidentified.

Due to the recent conflict in the region, the cemetery has sustained damage. When the situation allows, the Commission will re-enter the site to effect repairs.

Walter is also remembered on the Newport Borough & IW Rifles 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.