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Military Record for Ralph Stanley HARWIN

From military sources
Name:Ralph Stanley HARWIN (link to CWGC)
Rank:Private
Birth place:North Runcton, Norfolk
Service number:28185
Enlistment location:Norwich, Norfolk
Regiment:East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion:12th Battalion
Date of death:13 November 1916
Death location:France & Flanders
Type of casualty:Killed in action
Grave reference:IV. Q. 5.
Memorial:Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps (link to CWGC)
Supplementary Notes:“HARWIN, Pte. R. S., 28185. 12th Bn. East Yorkshire Regt. 13th Nov., 1916. Age 24. Son of George and Emma Harwin, of 3, Scargells Rd., High St., March, Cambs. IV. Q. 5.” - from CWGC Grave Registration
Other personal details
Birth:Civil Registration 1893 Q3 Freebridge Lynn Norfolk Vol 4B Page 323
30 Jun 1893 - from baptism record
Baptism:6 Aug 1893, at North Runcton, Norfolk
Education:From Tharston School log book 17 Sep 1906 “School re-opened today after 5 wks holiday. Only 38 children are present. Ralph Harwin has left this school to attend Forncett St. Mary as he is living in that parish with his uncle.”
From Tharston School log book 26 Sep 1906 “Ralph Harwin has returned to this school.”
Census returns:1901 North Runcton, Norfolk; age 7 (RG13 1886 29 4)
1911 Tharston, Norfolk; age 17; Yard Boy And Bullock Tender (RG14PN11462 RG78PN625 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN70)
Family
Father:George E HARWIN (15 Jul 1856 - 1945)
Mother:Emma HOWES (1866 - ????) - m. 23 Jun 1889
Known siblings:Charlotte (1890 - ????), Herbert (1892 - ????), Blanche (1897 - ????), Rufus (1898 - ????), John (1901 - ????)
Documents (source and description)
CWGC:Grave Registration Reports ( 1 : 2 )
CWGC:Headstone Documents ( 1 : 2 )
Ancestry:Service Records (15)
Miscellaneous
CWGC:Death Certificate CWGC
Photos

East Yorkshire Regiment, cap badge
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Ralph S Harwin, dog tags
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Ralph S Harwin, locket with his picture in
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Ralph S Harwin, medals
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Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps
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Euston Road Cemetery, entrance (JB)
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Euston Road Cemetery, memorial by gate (JB)
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Ralph S Harwin, headstone (JB)
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Frederick FEEK : HEROD Laurence


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