Pte Henry Abrehart, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Private Henry (Harry) Abrehart, G/3539 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) was born in Peaslake, Surrey, in 1893, the son of Joseph & Selina Abrehart
of No 3 Hihoe Cottages, Gomshall.
Harry enlisted for service in Guildford on 24th November 1914 and, following basic training, was posted overseas to France on 11th March 1915 and joined the 1st Battalion as a reinforcement at the start of May 1915.
In January 1916 the Battalion was in the area of Bethune, France. On the 2nd the unit entered the trenches near Cuinchy, south of the Le Bassee canal (in the area of 'the brickstacks'). Just before they relieved the troops that were holding the front line a German mine was fired. 8 men were wounded during the relief. The following day was quiet except for shell fire. One soldier was killed. (Pte William Avenell).
The 4th Jan 1916 was also described in the Battalion War Diary as a quiet day, although it records the deaths of three men with two more wounded. The next day (the 5th) a further man was killed.
Examining the casualty record for the period that the battalion was in the line, the CWGC register includes five casualties. Four are buried together in the Cambrin Military Cemetery. It is likely, therefore, that these are the casualties of the 4/5th Jan.
One of these men is Harry Abrehart. He lies with:
L/Cpl Alfred Charles Wilkes (died of wounds) who had arrived in France on the same day as Harry.
Pte William Henry Havenden Rye (killed in action 05/01/1916) who had arrived in France two days after Harry, and probably joined the battalion in the same draft the previous May.
Pte George Abraham Porter (died of wounds) who had arrived in France on 27/07/1915.
Harry Abrehart is commemorated on the Peaslake Village War Memorial, Surrey
Pte Henry Abrehart, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Private Henry (Harry) Abrehart, G/3539 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) was born in Peaslake, Surrey, in 1893, the son of Joseph & Selina Abrehart
of No 3 Hihoe Cottages, Gomshall.
Harry enlisted for service in Guildford on 24th November 1914 and, following basic training, was posted overseas to France on 11th March 1915 and joined the 1st Battalion as a reinforcement at the start of May 1915.
In January 1916 the Battalion was in the area of Bethune, France. On the 2nd the unit entered the trenches near Cuinchy, south of the Le Bassee canal (in the area of 'the brickstacks'). Just before they relieved the troops that were holding the front line a German mine was fired. 8 men were wounded during the relief. The following day was quiet except for shell fire. One soldier was killed. (Pte William Avenell).
The 4th Jan 1916 was also described in the Battalion War Diary as a quiet day, although it records the deaths of three men with two more wounded. The next day (the 5th) a further man was killed.
Examining the casualty record for the period that the battalion was in the line, the CWGC register includes five casualties. Four are buried together in the Cambrin Military Cemetery. It is likely, therefore, that these are the casualties of the 4/5th Jan.
One of these men is Harry Abrehart. He lies with:
L/Cpl Alfred Charles Wilkes (died of wounds) who had arrived in France on the same day as Harry.
Pte William Henry Havenden Rye (killed in action 05/01/1916) who had arrived in France two days after Harry, and probably joined the battalion in the same draft the previous May.
Pte George Abraham Porter (died of wounds) who had arrived in France on 27/07/1915.
Harry Abrehart is commemorated on the Peaslake Village War Memorial, Surrey