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221452 Pte. Edward Harris British Army 7th Battalion Rifle Brigade from:Hackney (d.18th October 1917) My grandfather, Edward Harris, was born in Bethnal Green in 1891. He married Helen Hobbs in 1915 and gives his occupation as a wood machinist. I am not sure when he enlisted in 7th Battalion The Rifle Brigade as it seems that his records may have been among those that were burnt in WW11 so sadly l know very little about him. I do have one photograph taken in about 1916 and I know he was home on leave at the end of 1916 as my dad was born in August 1917. Sadly, he did not get to see his second son as Edward died of wounds on 18th October 1917 and is buried in Estaples Military Cemetery in France. He also had a brother Walter born in 1889 who was in 2nd Batt.Kings Royal Rifle Corps.who was killed in action in France on 23 November 1916. 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 the 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.**