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211721 Sgt. Edward James Harris British Army 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters from:Leighton Buzzard (d.22nd Sep 1918) My great-grandfather, Sergeant Edward James Harris, was killed in action September 22nd, 1918. Sgt. Harris was a volunteer who joined the British Army in 1911, three years before the start of the First World War. His unit, the 10th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), saw action in some of the worst battles of the war, including the Battle of Ypres, the Battle of the Somme, and fought in The First and Second Battles of Passchendaele. In the Battle of the Somme, the Sherwood Foresters were involved in the first capture of Delville Wood, 14 July – 3 September 1916, acknowledged to be among the worst fighting of the War. Despite surviving all this, Sgt. Harris was killed at Gauche Wood during the advance on Cambrai, 22nd of September 1918, a few weeks before the Armistice on 11th of November. May he rest in peace and never be forgotten. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**