Terry Denham Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 CWGC added the following 'new' WW1 casualty to its Debt of Honour database today – Wednesday 12th December. Pte Harry THIMBLEBY 2432 1st Bn, Cambridgeshire Regt Died 17.12.16 Age 22 Buried: March Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, UK NOT FORGOTTEN This is a post-discharge casualty and his case was put forward by GWF on 19.11.07 on behalf of member, Chrisharley9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Raising a glass to the memory of Harry & raising another to the efforts of Chris Harley. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Less than a month Im impressed Harry was born at Beaufort West, South Africa & at the time of his enlistment (4th Sep 1914) he was living at 67 Station Rd, March & he was employed as an engineering apprentice at the Chatteris Engineering Works. Whilst in South Africa he had been a member of the Cadet Corps. He was 5ft 8ins tall. he was posted to France 10th July 1915. Sometime between that date & 6th Sept 1915 he was buried in a collapsed trench suffering a collasped lung. He returned to England 7th Sept 1915. His records show him as suffering from bronchitis, pneumonia & asthma which resulted in him attending various military hospital including Shorncliffe. He was discharged as being permantly unfit for further service 30th Sep 1916. He is shown as living in Truro at the time of his discharge. He died at 67 Station Road, March from pneumonia & heart failure. His father Joseph was present at his death. He listed on the March War Memorial My thanks to Cliff Brown for bringing Harry to my attention MAY HE REST IN PEACE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 12 December , 2007 Share Posted 12 December , 2007 Terry I would be very grateful if you could keep me posted with the progress on the grave stone Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 22 January , 2008 Share Posted 22 January , 2008 Please find below an info sheet produced by the treasurer (Terry Hunt) of my branch of the British Legion in commemoration of Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 22 January , 2008 Share Posted 22 January , 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Mackenzie Posted 22 January , 2008 Share Posted 22 January , 2008 Well done Chris! Do you know if his grave still unmarked and, if so can anything be done about it? Or was he buried in mass/paupers grave of some sort? Thanks. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 22 January , 2008 Share Posted 22 January , 2008 Nei still unmarked but should receive a CWGC headstone sometime in the future Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Mackenzie Posted 23 January , 2008 Share Posted 23 January , 2008 Thanks Chris. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 23 March , 2008 Share Posted 23 March , 2008 Just an update Harry is remembered on the memorial plaques in St Johns Church & the Conservative Club Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 23 March , 2008 Share Posted 23 March , 2008 well done Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 24 March , 2008 Share Posted 24 March , 2008 Nice, well done Chris, not forgotten Harry. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted 24 March , 2008 Share Posted 24 March , 2008 Don't hold your breath Chris, Some of my lads are STILL waiting for headstones 4 years after being approved! So far A.S.H MACHIN, E ROSSITER, W. A SINDEN and recently A.J BAKER are the only ones where a new CWGC headstone has been erected. Another 13 still waiting from batch 1. Well done. Only 39,999 to go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 25 March , 2008 Share Posted 25 March , 2008 Neil Still waiting on the headstone - I really want something to happen soon as the Royal British Legion want to have a dedication cermony at his grave Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 2 September , 2008 Share Posted 2 September , 2008 Having visited Harry's grave last night for an interview for the Peterborough Evening Telegraph I found that his grave did have a grave stone - when I first the site his grave was so overgrown with grass that I just couldnt see it - the grave is of the kerb type surround with a small arch like extension on one end with his details on it - the grave has been well cleaned as has his fathers who rests in the next grave - I will post a photo tomorrow Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted 2 September , 2008 Share Posted 2 September , 2008 Look forward to seeing it Chris. Well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 5 September , 2008 Share Posted 5 September , 2008 Cambs Times 5 Sep 2008 Peterborough Evening Telegraph 5 Sep 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 24 October , 2011 Share Posted 24 October , 2011 Harry's new headstone is in place & a grand job CWGC have done too This photo is his grave before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 24 October , 2011 Share Posted 24 October , 2011 Now after the CWGC have carried out their work; of course the grass needs to recover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 4 November , 2011 Share Posted 4 November , 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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