| 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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