burlington Posted 2 December , 2004 Share Posted 2 December , 2004 This photo was taken at Hereford Cemetary. Can anyone let me know what the initials after his name stand for. Incidentally, I can't find him on the CWGC site. Does anyone have any information on him? Regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 2 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 2 December , 2004 Sorry folks- can't upload picture at the moment. Admin says file is too large BUT it is only 202kb. The initals after his name are RMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 2 December , 2004 Share Posted 2 December , 2004 Difficult to be a 100% certain without seeing the photo, but I would suggest it is Royal Marines Artillery. Terry Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Soul Posted 2 December , 2004 Share Posted 2 December , 2004 HARDING, HENRY JOHN Initials: H J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Gunner Regiment: Royal Marine Artillery Unit Text: Howitzer Bde. Age: 21 Date of Death: 24/09/1917 Service No: RMA/1433(S) Additional information: Son of Mr. H. A. and Mrs. A. M. Harding, of Lynfield Villa, 63, Ryelands St., Hereford. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: II. C. 12. Cemetery: GWALIA CEMETERY Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 2 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 2 December , 2004 Thank you Andy & Terry. Very helpful. This will help me to complete his record for the Bristish War Memorial Project. Incidentally, his brother R S Harding is also buried and commemorated on the same grave but his inscription cannot be read. I wonder why I could not find him on the CWGC website. I did a search on Harding HJ but came up with a blank. This is not the first time this has happened. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 3 December , 2004 Share Posted 3 December , 2004 Martin Might seem like a silly question, but did you put a space between the initials, i.e. "H J" instead of "HJ"? If not, it wouldn't find a match. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlington Posted 3 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 3 December , 2004 Aaargh!! Thanks Steve. more finger problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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