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L/Cpl Thomas Henry Manley
British Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Leicester
(d.27th May 1918)
Harry Manley enlisted at Leicester town hall in November 1915 and joined the Durham Light Infantry regiment. He was at the Somme in August 1916.
7th Battalion D.L.I pioneers moved to Ypres and where they were attached to 9th Battalion Durham L.I.
Harry was wounded and gassed at Ypres in November 1917 and sent to Endell Street Military Hospital in London. He was sent back to France in April 1918 and posted to 5th battalion Durham Light Infantry at Pontavert on the Aisne. He was killed in action on the 27th May 1918, aged 21. He is buried at Hermonville Military Cemetery, France.