BORN HULL 1883. BROTHER OF JOHN SPENCER, OF 20 SANDY LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN BURY, ALNCASHIRE. EX. PRIVATE, 23778, LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. TRANSFERRED TO THE MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/10/1917, AGED 34. BURIED AT DRANOUTRE MILITARY CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO MARGARET JAGGER.
| Name | Harry Spencer |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1883 |
| Residence | Middleton, Manchester |
| Death Date | 27 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Bury, Lancashire |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps Infantry 90th Company |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 8229 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 23778, Lancs Fus. |
First name:
HARRY
Military Number:
8229
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/10/1917
Place died:
Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
34
20, SANDY LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, NORTH WEST ENGLAND, UK
Place Buried
