Name
Harry Charles Gregory
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
16/09/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
265881
Hertfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY
Plot I, Row B, Grave 38.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford,
Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Son of Eliza Ellen (nee BALDWIN) GREGORY of Watford, and the late Frederick Kent or Frederick George GREGORY.
His parents married 25 December 1889 at St Mary’s, Watford. Frederick died 1905 in Watford aged 36, and was buried 6 January in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Eliza died 1939 in Watford aged 70, and was buried 30 October, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Harry was born 10 January 1897 in Watford, and baptised 15 July 1898 at St John the Evangelist, Watford. He attended Alexandra School, Watford, from 10 January to 3 August 1905, and resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 3 he lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, an outfitter’s errand boy aged 14, he still lived in Watford, with his widowed mother and four siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hertford, and was formerly Private 3188 Hertfordshire Regiment. He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
There is an In Memoriam to Harry in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 21 September 1918.
Has a entry in the National Roll of the Great War.
Unfortunately, Harry’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
