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Private John Harris
Served In: 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 8423
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 23rd July

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, France
More Information see Private John Harris, 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Remembered on Battle of Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Units/british/1st_DCLI.htm

Private F. W. Hart
Served In: 8th Battalion, 48th Division Worcestershire Regiment 1902
Born: Not known Wounded 1916

More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 26th August
1916

L/Corporal Albert Edward Hay

Served In: 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 13503
Born: Feckenham, Worcestershire Died 1916 29th July
Buried: Plymouth Road Cemetery, Redditch
On local memorial at: St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch
More Information see The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 18th
November 1916 and Lance Corporal Albert Edward Hay, 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, is
remembered on the Battle of the Somme Roll of Honour at:- http://somme-roll-of-
honour.com/Units/british/1st_worcestershire.htm

Sergeant William Hollington
Served In: 6th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Regiment 12583
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 3rd September

Remembered: Thiepval Memorial, France
On local memorial at: St George's Church war memorial, Redditch

Private Leslie Horton
Served In: 2/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 2208
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire Died 1916 1st October

Buried: Saint Vaast Post Military Cemetery, France
On local memorial at: Coughton Court, St Peter's Church
More Information see Evening Despatch – Thursday 16th November 1916

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