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CECIL WILLIAM HARDY

Died : 30 May 1915
Rank : Private
Service no at death:
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Surname: HARDY
Forename: CECIL WILLIAM
Initials: C W
Date of Birth 1889
Place of BirthTidworth
Place of Birth SourceUK Soldiers died
Address 1901 Millfield Cottage, Cranfield, Bedfordshire 1911 Waverley Sandy Bedfordshire
Schools attended
Employment / tradeGardener
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents - Charles William Harry (1863-1940) and Fanny Rawlins Cooper (1867-1947) Grandparents - Richard Hardy (1835-1864) and Diana Jackman (1835-1914); Thomas Cooper (1823-1899) and Martha Rawlins (1828-1891)
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NotesUnable to trace link to Canford. Cecil's brother Leonard Charles was killed at the Somme on 15 Sep 1916
Regiment at call-upDorsetshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-up317347
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported toPoole
SourceUK soldiers who died
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details
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Other service no
Service factsServed in France form 18 Dec 1914
Age at death26
Date of death 30 May 1915
Regiment at deathDorsetshire Regiment
Battalion at death1st Bn.
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathDied of wounds
Service no at death
Field of action at death
Place of death
Location of graveYpres (Menin Gate) Memorial
PositionPanel 37
Other memorialsBrass Plaque in Canford Magna Church
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