Harry Archer

War Service

Harry was born in Horbury and lived at 15, Victoria Street, Westfield Road, Horbury. He joined up in 1913 and prior to this worked at the Railway Works, Horbury Junction. He enlisted at Pontefract and was in the 2nd Battalion of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry when he died in Flanders on 5th April 1915 aged 19. He is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
His mother had recently been widowed when she learnt of his death.

Menin Gate Ypres