Main CPGW Record
Surname: BALDWIN
Forename(s): Harry
Place of Birth: Blackburn, Lancashire
Service No: 203502
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/4th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1918-04-29
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: XV. I. 1.
CWGC Cemetery: DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Harry Baldwin was the son of James Henry and Betty Baldwin, née Newton. Both parents were born at Blackburn, Lancashire.
1891 Blackburn, Lancashire Census: 36, Carr Street - Harry Baldwin, aged 2 years, born Blackburn, son of James H. and Betty Baldwin.
1901 Blackburn, Lancashire Census: 10, Carr Street - Harry Baldwin, aged 12 years, born Blackburn, son of James H. and Betty Baldwin.
1911 Blackburn, Lancashire Census: 10, Carr Street - Harry Baldwin, aged 22 years, born Blackburn, son of James Henry and Betty Baldwin.
Harry was married to Alice Edsforth in 1911.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Harry Baldwin, 203502, W. Rid. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Harry Baldwin, 203502, 1/4th W. Rid. R. D. of W.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Harry Baldwin, 203502, 1/4th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 29.4.18. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow Sole Legatee - Alice. £14 15s. 6d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Harry. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Alice, born 26.7.91. Address 1. 23, Edmondson Street, Barnoldswick. Address 2. 8, Colin Street, Barnoldswick, Yorks. Children: James Henry, born 2.2.13.
A short biography of Harry is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BALDWIN, H., aged 29 years, West Riding Regiment, 8, Colin Street, [Barnoldswick], died of wounds April 29, 1918.
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Private Harry BALDWIN
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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