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Harry Baron |
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Age
31
Married with 2 children Private
38792 Died
of wounds on
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Harry was born in
Sabden and lived along with his parents and two brothers in Clitheroe
Road, Sabden. The family
were keen Wesleyans, regularly attending both the Church and Sunday
School. Whilst Harry was in
his early teens, his father who was a Police Constable was promoted to
Sergeant in the Accrington Police Force and the family moved from Sabden
to live at Bold Street, Accrington. After leaving school
Harry went to work at Scaitcliffe Colliery.
He was also a Sunday School Teacher at the Cambridge Street
Wesleyan Church, Accrington where he met his future wife, Florrie, who
was a teacher. The couple
lived at 14 Cedar Street, Accrington and had two children together. Harry was the last of
his brothers to enlist in the army, joining in August 1917 and going out
to France in January 1918. In
late June Harry learnt that his elder brother William’s regiment was
stationed in a nearby town and he was able to visit him and they spent
the day together. The next
day as Harry was returning to the trenches, he was severely wounded by
shrapnel and died the following day in a Military Hospital. Harry Baron is buried
at the Aire Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. In Sabden he has not been remembered on either of the School or Church Plaques. |
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