Thursday 3 May 2012

Private G Butters - Ashill



Private G Butter - Ashill
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Herbert Harrowven - Ta'braxia Cemetery 1897

Herbert HARROWVEN (son of Thomas  Harrowven)  aged 24 years 9 months, born in Easton, Norfolk, Gunner, 17 Company, E.D.R.A (Eastern District Royal Artillery).

Died of Enteric Fever (Ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person) 17th December 1897 and buried Ta'braxia Cemetery 18th December 1897.

Height : 5 feet  6 ¾ inches tall

Weight : 151 pounds

Religion : C of E

Service
Home :    10th June 1895 – 4th November 1895
Gibraltar: 5th November 1895 – 28th October 1896
Malta :     29th October 1896 – 17th December 1897

Military discipline : Minor infringements in Great Yarmouth, Gibraltar and Malta(Delay in obeying an order, absent from  fatigue duty)



The Bells of Valetta


George William Thurrell 1893 -1917

George William Thurrell
Name: George William Thurrell
Son of Thomas Thurrell (Farmer of Town Farm) and Agnes Thurrell
Birth Place: abt 1893  Holme Hale, Norfolk
Son of William and Agnes Thurrell, of Carleton Rode, Norwich, Norfolk.Native of Holme Hale
Death Date: 27 Aug 1917
Memorial : Tyne Cot Memorial
Rank: Private
Regiment: Northamptonshire Regiment
Battalion: 7th Battalion
Number: 43533
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Comments: Formerly 2929, Norfolk Yeomanry

Reginald Robert Thurrell 1896 - 1916


Name: Reginald Robert Thurrell
Birth Place: 1896 Holme Hale, Norfolk
Son of Thomas Thurrell (Farmer of Town Farm) and Agnes Thurrell
Death Date: 7 Sep 1916
Burial : Heilly Station Cemetery  Somme
Rank: Private
Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)
Battalion: Norfolk Yeomanry
Number: 2930
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Expressions of piety


Expressions of piety
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