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 .......... |
Ralph S Harwin, dog tags .......... |
Ralph S Harwin, locket with his picture in .......... |
Ralph S Harwin, medals .......... |
Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps .......... |
Euston Road Cemetery, entrance (JB) .......... |
Euston Road Cemetery, memorial by gate (JB) .......... |
Ralph S Harwin, headstone (JB) .......... |