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Private 3087 Ernest Wilfred Harper
Abt 1897 - 23/4/2916 (19)
Dob abt 1897
Ernest Wilfred Harper
Registration Date1897
Quarter of the Year Apr-May-Jun
Registration Place Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6c Page 118
Baptism
Worcestershire Dudley
Church name St John (Kates Hill)
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 21 Apr 1897
Person forename Ernest Wilfred
Person sex M
Father forename Ernest Alfred
Mother forename Caroline
Father surname HARPER
Person abode St Johns Rd
Father occupation Commission Agent
Parents
Ernest Albert Harper & Caroline Cole
Parents Marriage
27/12/1887 Holy Trinity Worcester
Ernest Albert Harper
Gender Male
Age 28
Birth Date 1859
Marriage Date 27 Dec 1887
Marriage Place Holy Trinity, Worcester, England
Father William Harper
Spouse Caroline Cole
Gender Female
Age 28
Birth Date 1859
Father Benjamin Cole
FHL Film Number1040229
Reference IDv 2 p 174
1901 14 St ?? Road Dudley
Ernest Harper 41 Head Actioneer House to General Dealer Employed
Caroline Harper 46 Wife
Nellie L Harper 11 Daughter
Kate E Harper 10 Daughter
Nancy L Harper 9 Daughter
William J A Harper 6 Son
Ernest W Harper 4 Son
1911 30 Hall St Dudley
Ernest Albert Harper 51 Head Auctioneer, Valuer, Insurance Broker Own Account
Caroline Harper 51 Wife Birmingham
Nelly Selina Harper 21 Daughter
Grocers Clerk
Mary Louisa Harper 18 Daughter
??
William John Albert Harper 16 Son
Art Student
Ernest Wilfred Harper 14 Son school
(Kate Ethel Harper 20 Dressmaker
at home Crossed out)
All others Born Dudley
WW1 Records
Ernest Wilfred HARPER
Service Number: 3087
Rank: Private
Conflict: WW1
Service: Army
Army Sector: Cavalry
Corps: Imperial Yeomanry
Regiment: Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
Former Units: None
Date of Death: 23rd April 1916
Age At Death: 19
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial:
Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Panel 3 and 5.
Place of Birth: Unknown
Home Town: Dudley, enlisted Worcester
Casualty's Relatives: Unknown
Ernest Wilfred Harper
Gender Male
Death Date 23 Apr 1916
Death Place Katia Egypt
Rank Private
Regiment 1/1st Worcester Yeo
Regimental Number 3087
E.W. Harper 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry, 3rd Draft, embarked at Devonport 22nd January 1916 for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt on 31st January 1916. Killed in action on 23rd April 1916.
Dod 23/4/1916 (19) KIA Egypt
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... -w-harper/
Burial Ernest Wilfred Harper has no known grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25276911/e-w-harper
Commemorated
Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Panel 3 and 5.
Dudley Conservative Club Memorial,
Dudley High Elementary School WW1 Memorial now Claughton Centre,
Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial with the information Private
Dudley War Memorial,
&
Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars
https://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/cas ... t-wilfred/
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org ... ry/1567653
Any further information
Abt 1897 - 23/4/2916 (19)
Dob abt 1897
Ernest Wilfred Harper
Registration Date1897
Quarter of the Year Apr-May-Jun
Registration Place Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6c Page 118
Baptism
Worcestershire Dudley
Church name St John (Kates Hill)
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 21 Apr 1897
Person forename Ernest Wilfred
Person sex M
Father forename Ernest Alfred
Mother forename Caroline
Father surname HARPER
Person abode St Johns Rd
Father occupation Commission Agent
Parents
Ernest Albert Harper & Caroline Cole
Parents Marriage
27/12/1887 Holy Trinity Worcester
Ernest Albert Harper
Gender Male
Age 28
Birth Date 1859
Marriage Date 27 Dec 1887
Marriage Place Holy Trinity, Worcester, England
Father William Harper
Spouse Caroline Cole
Gender Female
Age 28
Birth Date 1859
Father Benjamin Cole
FHL Film Number1040229
Reference IDv 2 p 174
1901 14 St ?? Road Dudley
Ernest Harper 41 Head Actioneer House to General Dealer Employed
Caroline Harper 46 Wife
Nellie L Harper 11 Daughter
Kate E Harper 10 Daughter
Nancy L Harper 9 Daughter
William J A Harper 6 Son
Ernest W Harper 4 Son
1911 30 Hall St Dudley
Ernest Albert Harper 51 Head Auctioneer, Valuer, Insurance Broker Own Account
Caroline Harper 51 Wife Birmingham
Nelly Selina Harper 21 Daughter
Grocers Clerk
Mary Louisa Harper 18 Daughter
??
William John Albert Harper 16 Son
Art Student
Ernest Wilfred Harper 14 Son school
(Kate Ethel Harper 20 Dressmaker
at home Crossed out)
All others Born Dudley
WW1 Records
Ernest Wilfred HARPER
Service Number: 3087
Rank: Private
Conflict: WW1
Service: Army
Army Sector: Cavalry
Corps: Imperial Yeomanry
Regiment: Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
Former Units: None
Date of Death: 23rd April 1916
Age At Death: 19
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial:
Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Panel 3 and 5.
Place of Birth: Unknown
Home Town: Dudley, enlisted Worcester
Casualty's Relatives: Unknown
Ernest Wilfred Harper
Gender Male
Death Date 23 Apr 1916
Death Place Katia Egypt
Rank Private
Regiment 1/1st Worcester Yeo
Regimental Number 3087
E.W. Harper 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry, 3rd Draft, embarked at Devonport 22nd January 1916 for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt on 31st January 1916. Killed in action on 23rd April 1916.
Dod 23/4/1916 (19) KIA Egypt
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... -w-harper/
Burial Ernest Wilfred Harper has no known grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25276911/e-w-harper
Commemorated
Commemorated on Jerusalem Memorial, Israel, Panel 3 and 5.
Dudley Conservative Club Memorial,
Dudley High Elementary School WW1 Memorial now Claughton Centre,
Dudley St John the Evangelist Kates Hill WW1 Memorial with the information Private
Dudley War Memorial,
&
Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Hussars
https://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/cas ... t-wilfred/
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org ... ry/1567653
Any further information
