Photograph of Cross of Sacrifice at Arras Memorial By Carcharoth, Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Harry Lawrence (1894-1917)
Thornaby man served with 1st/5th DLI commemorated on Arras Memorial
Harry Lawrence was born in 1894, the son of Caroline Lawrence of 5 Cranworth Street, Thornaby on Tees. He enlisted at Stockton on Tees into the 1st/5th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) as a Private (220392). He was killed on 23 April 1917 and is commemorated on Bay 8 of the Arras Memorial. His mother received his effects of £2 5s 6d and a gratuity of £10 10s on 26 July 1919.
Birth date: 1894
Death date: 23-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Gender: Male
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