Name
Herbert Edwin Harmer
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
30/07/1916
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
5564
Hertfordshire Regiment
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LOOS MEMORIAL
Panel 135.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford, Not on the Watford memorials
Pre War
Son of Charles and Anna/Hannah (nee PHILLIS) HARMER of Cranbrook, Kent.
His parents married 1878 in the Cranbrook district. Hannah died 1938 in the Cranbrook district aged 81; Charles died 1939 aged 83, and was buried 27 April at St George’s, Benenden, Kent.
Herbert was born 1890 in Benenden, and baptised 31 August 1890 at St George’s, Benenden. He resided in Watford.
On the 1891 Census, aged 9 months he lived in Benenden, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1901 Census, aged 10 he still lived in Benenden, with his parents and no siblings. On the 1911 Census, a garden labourer aged 20 he lived in Bearsted, Kent.
Recorded as born in Benenden and was living in Watford when he enlisted in Hertford.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hertford; was entitled to the Victory and British War Medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Herbert’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild, Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
