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Surname: SHARPLES
Forename(s): Harry
Place of Birth: Great Harwood, Lancashire
Service No: 351198
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Durham Light Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 1/9th Battalion
Division: 50th (Northumbrian) Division
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1917-10-28
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 128 to 131.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Harry Sharples was the son of Louis William and Eliza Sharples, née Wilson. Both parents were born at Great Harwood, Lancashire.
1901 Medlar with Wesham, Lancashire Census: 2, Wright Street - Henry Sharples, aged 8 years, born Great Harwood, Lancashire, son of Louis W. and Eliza Sharples.
1911 Burnley, Lancashre Census: 15, Back Lane, Rosegrove - Harry Sharples, aged 18 years, born Great Harwood, Lancashire, son of Louis Wm and Eliza Sharples.
Harry was married to Lydia Croasdale in 1916.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Harry Sharples, 351198, Durham Light Infantry.
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:
SHARPLES, Harry, aged 25 years, D.L.I., son of Mr. and Mrs. Sharples, 29, West Avenue, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Oct. 28, 1917.
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Private Harry SHARPLES
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Durham Light Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 50th (Northumbrian) Division
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04 January 1918
SHARPLES – October 28th, 1917, killed action on the Western Front, Pte. Harry Sharples, Durham Light Infantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sharples, 29, West Avenue, Barnoldswick, aged 25 years.
04 January 1918
BARNOLDSWICK
Private Harry Sharples, Durham Light Infantry, whose death has been officially reported, was killed in France on the night of October 28th while carrying ‘duck boards’ into the trenches. He was 25 years of age, married, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Sharples, 29, West Avenue, Barnoldswick. He joined up in September last, and was formerly a weaver at Messrs. Bradley Bros., Bankfield Shed.
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04 January 1918
SHARPLES – Oct. 28th, killed in action in France, Pte. Harry Sharples, of the Durham Light Infantry, of West Avenue, Barnoldswick, aged 29.
04 January 1918
BARNOLDSWICK
OFFICIALLY REPORTED KILLED
Pte. Harry Sharples, Durham Light Infantry, whose death has been officially reported, was killed in France on the night of October 28th while carrying ‘duckboards’ into the trenches. He was 23 years of age, married, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Sharples, 29, West Avenue, Barnoldswick. He joined up in December, 1916, but, only went out to France in September last. He was formerly a weaver at Messrs Bradley Bros., Bankfield Shed.
12 April 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Barnoldswick Soldier’s Experience in the Great Battle
In a letter to his parents (Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Suthers) dated March 30th, Machine Gunner Harcourt Suthers writes:– “Just a few lines, hoping they find you well, as this leaves me fine after some hard fighting. I shall never forget it. My company has done splendidly. We held out hours after the infantry had retired. You see I have been spared to keep my word and pay some of the score off for poor Tom Roberts and Sharples. We had three hand-to-hand fights in one day. My revolver was nearly red-hot after one of them. The King came round this morning and thanked us for our work. I guess this is the last throw for Jerry. We are out now for a few days. Don’t expect many letters, as we cannot write when these doings are on.”
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