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Pte. Adolphus Hardy
British Army 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) Rgt.
from:Newark, Nottinghamshire
(d.14th February 1916)
Pte. Archibald Hardy
British Army 24th (Tynside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.20th Nov 1917)
Private Archibald Hardy served with the 24th and 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers during WW1 and died on the 20th November 1917. He is buried in Wancourt British Cemetery, in France.
Cpl. Arthur Andrew Hardy
British Army 3rd Btn. York & Lancashire Regiment
from:Chesterfield
Pte. Dick Hardy
British Army 1st Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Toppesfield, Essex
(d.14th April 1917)
Pte. Fred Hardy
British Army 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Cottingley
(d.15th August 1918)
Great niece and Great nephew are visiting Fred Hardy's grave on 100th anniversary of his death.
Pte. Harold Hardy
British Army 2nd/5th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Wragby, Lincolnshire
(d.11th April 1917)
Harold Hardy, born in Bardney and living in Wragby, Lincolnshire, enlisted at Lincoln with the 2nd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He was killed in action on 11th April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Information courtesy of http://www.roll-of-honour.com
Pte. Henry Hardy
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Shildon
(d.1st July 1916)
Henry Hardy is named on the Thiepval Memorial
Lt. Jocelyn L. Hardy
British Army Connaught Rangers
Lt. Jocelyn Hardy was an inveterate escaper, making a total of ten escape attempts during his time in Clausthal, Magdeburg and Schweidwitz POW camps. He finally succeeded and reached freedom in Holland, along with fellow-escapee Captain Willie Loder-Symonds.
While he was a POW he was promoted and transferred to the Royal Inniskillen Fusiliers.
Pte. John Joseph Hardy
British Army Royal Scots Fusiliers
(d.7th Aug1914)
Pte. John George Hardy
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Sub Lt. Norman Arthur Cyril Hardy
Royal Navy HMS Meteor
from:Carshalton, Surrey
Norman Hardy served on HMS Marlborough as a Midshipman and as a Sub-Lt on HMS Meteor. He also served in the Second World War Captaining HMS Forfar, he went down with the ship when she was torpeodoed in the North Atlantic on the Second of December 1940.
Robert Hardy
British Army Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Robert Hardy
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Jarrow
(d.23rd Mar 1918)
Robert Hardy died aged 23. He was born in Jarrow in 1894, the son of James and Elizabeth Hardy (nee Pace) of Jarrow. Robert Hardy age 16 Grocers assistant is with his parents James and Elizabeth Hardy and family at 231 High Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census.
Robert is buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Chaplain. Theodore Bailey Hardy VC. DSO. MC
British Army Att. 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment Army Chaplains Dept.
(d.18th October 1918)
Theodore Hardy was appointed Chaplain to His Majesty, on 17th Sept., 1918. He died 18th October 1918 and is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 30790, dated 9th July, 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on many occasions. Although over 50 years of age, he has, by his fearlessness, devotion to men of his battalion, and quiet unobtrusive manner, won the respect and admiration of the whole division. His marvellous energy and endurance would be remarkable even in a very much younger man, and his valour and devotion are exemplified in the following incidents: An infantry patrol had gone out to attack a previously located enemy post in the ruins of a village, the Reverend Theodore Bailey Hardy (C.F.) being then at company headquarters. Hearing firing, he followed the patrol, and about four hundred yards beyond our front line of posts found an officer of the patrol dangerously wounded. He remained with the officer until he was able to get assistance to bring him in. During this time there was a great deal of firing, and an enemy patrol actually penetrated between the spot at which the officer was lying and our front line and captured three of our men. On a second occasion when an enemy shell exploded in the middle of one of our posts, the Reverend T. B. Hardy at once made his way to the spot, despite the shell and trench mortar fire which was going on at the time, and set to work to extricate the buried men. He succeeded in getting out one man who had been completely buried. He then set to work to extricate a second man, who was found to be dead. During the whole of the time that he was digging out the men this chaplain was in great danger, not only from shell fire, but also because of the dangerous condition of the wall of the building which had been hit by the shell which buried the men. On a third occasion he displayed the greatest devotion to duty when our infantry, after a successful attack, were gradually forced back to their starting trench. After it was believed that all our men had withdrawn from the wood, Chaplain Hardy came out of it, and on reaching an advanced post asked the men to help him to get in a wounded man. Accompanied by a Serjeant he made his way to the spot where the man lay, within ten yards of a pill-box which had been captured in the morning, but was subsequently re-captured and occupied by the enemy. The wounded man was too weak to stand, but between them the chaplain and the Serjeant eventually succeeded in getting him to our lines. Throughout the day the enemy's artillery, machine-gun and trench mortar fire was continuous, and caused many casualties. Notwithstanding, this very gallant chaplain was seen moving quietly amongst the men and tending the wounded, absolutely regardless of his personal safety."
Thomas Hardy
British Army
L/Cpl. Thomas Bell Hardy
British Army 1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.2nd May 1915)
Thomas Bell Hardy was a Lance Corporal with the 1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Dusiliers when he was killed aged 21. He was born in Jarrow 1893 son of Mary Jane Hardy (nee Gardner) and Robert John Hardy. On the 1911 census he is listed as Thomas Bell Hardy age 18 Stone Miner below ground is with his widowed mother Mary Jane Hardy and family at 19 Lamb Street, Walker. Thomas enlisted in Walker. He is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.
Thomas Hardy
British Army 2nd Btn. Border Regiment
from:Cumbria
My grandfather Thomas Hardy joined The Border Regiment during 1914 aged 41. Grandfather served with the second battalion and saw service during the First battle of Ypres in 1914, the Gallipoli landings, where his brother in law Joe Davidson was killed. I have little information of where he fought between Gallipoli and the Somme where he was wounded on the first day. It seems that he was sent to the 13 field hospital, his medical card showed that he was lightly wounded in the left ankle due to gunshot wounds. This proved to somewhat of an understatement, that light wound was in fact 14 bullets below the knee and resulted in the amputation of his leg. Thus finished granddad's experience of WW1 but not his experience of war.
Thomas Hardy had nine sons who all but one went to war during WW2, son Bobby was too young. My father Pte Walter Davidson Hardy, The Border Regiment captured during Dunkirk released from Stalag XX1 during 1945. Sgt Frank Hardy The Manchester Regiment killed at Dunkirk. Cpl Fred Hardy The Border Regiment wounded at Dunkirk. Capt Joe Hardy The Border Regiment gained a M C at Arnhem. L/Cpl Ron Hardy Royal Engineers landed in France D day + 3 served NW Europe. Bombardier Ernest Hardy Royal Artillery served at Dunkirk, Malta and Gibralta. L/Cpl Jack Hardy Royal Marines 16 years old served in Iceland and N Africa, joined the Commandos and served in Sicily, Italy and Malta, wounded on D Day then served in Europe. Alan Hardy served in the merchant navy was torpedoed 3 times and survived.
Grandfather Hardy must have suffered mental torture during WW2 having eight sons fighting in various parts of the world, he saw seven of those sons return. One incident that has been recorded is that during WW2 grandmother went to some army barracks where one of her sons was stationed, she asked a rather proud and superior sounding 2nd Lt. If her son could have some time off to attend to urgent family business, his reply was " madame are you aware that there is a war on? " he got his reply in a rather sharp tone " Yes I am aware, my other seven sons write to me from various areas of conflict " My uncle was given the time off without further fuss.
Gnr. William Hardy
British Army 1st Lowland Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:8 Livingstone Road, Stratford, Essex
William was my Granddad. He died before I was born but had survived the War. He joined up in August 1914 serving with the 1st Lowland Battery and suffered a shrapnel wound to his right leg on 28/3/1918 which shattered bone. On his discharge from hospital William was transferred to Unit 185 Labour Company where he remained until the end of the war. He "proceeded to Purfleet for Demob" on 12.01.1919 (Long Service). His date of transfer to reserve is listed as 17.02.1919 This is about as much as I could glean from Grandad's service records. Most of the records were held at the War Office Building at Arnside Street in London which was destroyed by fire resulting from a German air raid in 1940. Well over half the records there were lost and many that did survive were damaged by smoke and water (as with my grandad's). Happily, part of his record had been copied to the Pensions Office - I obtained copies of the burnt and unburnt records via Ancestry.co.uk.
L/Cpl. William James Hardy
British Army 17th Btn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Denbigh
(d.13th July 1916)
William Hardy was the son of Benjamin Tilsley Hardy and Phoebe Selina Hardy of Ty Hyfryd, Denbigh.
Pte. William Albert Hardy
British Army 7th Btn Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Sutton Farm, Cookham
(d.13th Oct 1918)
William Hardy, served in the Hertfordshire Regiment and the 7th Royal Sussex Regiment. He was killed in Action on Sunday, 13th of October 1918. His effects and wage credit amount of 24/2s/9d, plus a War Gratuity of 19/10/- were all that went home. He was first buried near Henin-Lietard, and later re-interred at Athies, near Arras, in Pont-du-Jour Military Cemetery.
Cpl. Henry Edgar Hardyman
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
(d.31st August 1914)
Corporal Hardyman is mentioned on a Special Memorial in the Templebreedy Cemetery as his grave cannot be located, Templebreedy, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Pte. Aaron Hare
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Choppington, Northumberland
(d.29th Mar 1918)
Aaron Hare was my great great uncle. He was born in 1885 in Kelloe, East Hetton in the county of Durham one of seven children,the youngest son of John & Elizabeth Hare. He had a number of siblings (in age order) Henry, Samuel, John, Mary Ann, Francis (my great grandmother) & Elizabeth.
Aaron Hare was married to Isabella Ann Hare and lived in Choppington, Northumberland. He was killed in WW1 in France on 29th March 1918 aged 32 years and is remembered at the Arras Memorial.
His brother John was a private in the 12th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, service No. 10627, he was killed in action aged 39 on 27th of Sep 1915, and is remembered at the Loos Memorial.
Bertie Edward Hare
British Army 7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment
from:Norwich
(d.14th Oct 1915)
Bertie Hare is my first cousin twice removed, if you have any other info on him it would be gratefully received.
Capt. H. V. Hare
Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. John Hare
British Army 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Choppington, Northumberland
(d.27th Sep 1915)
John Hare was my great great uncle. He was born in 1876, one of seven children, the 3rd eldest,son of John & Elizabeth Hare. He had a number of siblings (in age order) Henry, Samuel, Mary Ann, Francis (my great grandmother), Aaron & Elizabeth.
John Hare was married to Margaret and lived in Choppington, Northumberland. He was killed in France on 27th September 1915 and is remembered on the Loos Memorial.
His brother Aaron also died in WW1 on 29th March 1918 aged 32 years as a member of the 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers, service No.777 He is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
Additional information from family member, Barbara: John was my great grandfather. He was killed at the battle of Loos. I was named after his daughter.
Gnr. Wilfred Alexander Eli Hares
British Army 32nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Torquay, Devon
Wilf Hares was born in Devon in 1889. He served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, as Lance Bombardier with 250 Seige Battery, and, under 2nd Lieut George Warwick, with 32 Seige Battery as Gnr 117162 W A E Hares, attested 21st of May 1916, arrived in France 31st of January 1918. He was awarded the British War and Victory medals.
He married Nora Prowse in 1924. Wilf passed away in 1942 at the age of 52 from spinal cancer as a result of shrapnel in his spine. Nora emigrated to Canada with their daughter Muriel and baby granddaughter Carole in 1945.
Pte. Wilfred Charles Harfield
British Army 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:51 Arundel Street, Derby
(d.5th July 1916)
Wilfred Harfield was my grandpa who died aged 41 leaving a widow and 6 children. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and by his grandchildren.
2nd Lt. A. M. Harford
British Army 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery
Pte. David Bernard Harford
Australian Imperial Force 28th Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
(d.31st Mar 1917 )
David Bernard Harford was born at Albany, Western Australia, on 28 October 1886. His mother would later state that "he was born in a spring cart at Albany after us doing a journey of [fourteen] hundred miles." Previous to the First World War, Harford had distinguished himself as a capable rifleman, winning several prizes in rifle club competitions while also taking up work as a miner and general labourer. The 28-year-old enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 14 July 1915 and departed Fremantle with the 28th Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Miltiades on 12 February 1916.
On arriving in Egypt Harford noted in his diary his surprise at seeing gum trees lining some of the streets in Cairo. After being sent to England for further training he was deployed to the Western Front with the 51st Infantry Battalion. The unit fought its first major battle at Mouquet Farm in August and September where it suffered huge casualties. For the remainder of 1916 and throughout the bleak winter Harford and his battalion alternated between front-line duty, training, and labouring behind the line. During this time he continued to document his experiences at the front in his diary. Early the next year the Australian forces in France cautiously pursued the German Army as it withdrew to the heavily fortified Hindenburg Line. On 31 March 1917 Harford sustained a gunshot wound and died that same day whilst being treated by the 5th Australian Field Ambulance. David Bernard Harford is buried at Pozières British Cemetery at Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.
Pte. George Frederick Harford
British Army 2nd Battalion Middlesex  Regiment
from:Marylebone, London
(d.4th Nov 1915)
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