Harold VERNON

1883 - 1917  (34 years)

• Name	Harold VERNON
  Birth	Between Jan 1883 and Mar 1883	Patricroft / Barton I / Bolton, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	JFM 1883 Barton Upon Irwell, Volume 08C, Page 664 Mother's Maiden Surname: Hill
  Gender	Male
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	94 Green Lane, Patricroft, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 8y
  	RG12/3153, Folio 93, Page 17 Son, School Boy
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	12 Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 18y
  	RG13/3636, Folio 112, Page 33 Son, Single, Apprentice to Leather Trade
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	12 Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 28y
  	RG14PN23462 RG78PN1368 RD462 SD2 ED4 SN474 Son, Single, Leather Lace Cutter
  Military Record	11 May 1916  [6]
  Reference Number	V 0027a
  Death	4 Oct 1917	Ypres, Belgium   [7, 8, 9]
  	Age: 34y
  	Killed in Action Gunner in 8th Brigade Australian Field Artillery Service Number: 20882 Registered in Queensland No. 008962, Page 2049
  Burial	Aft 4 Oct 1917	34 Belgian Battery Corner Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium   [9, 10]
  	Age: 34y
  	Overseas: Oct 1917 Memorial Panel 15, Plot 1 , Row O. 14 AWM145 Roll of Honour Cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
  Person ID	I492	Vernon
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	George Douglas VERNON,   b. Abt 1847, Montrose, Fifeshire / Forfar (now Angus), Scotland d. 18 Aug 1924, 3 Halstead Street, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Isabella HILL,   b. Abt 1850, Fairnington, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 23 Jun 1935, 45 Milbourne Road, Limefield, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1871	Charlestown Church of St George, Charlestown, Salford, Lancashire, England   [11, 12, 13, 14]
  	JAS 1871 Salford, Volume 08D, Page 6 Both could sign their names George Douglas was a Bachelor, Clerk, Living at 5 Ivy Place Isabella was a Spinster, Living at Whit Lane Witnesses: Thomas Hill Harriet Hill
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Jan 1883 and Mar 1883 - Patricroft / Barton I / Bolton, Lancashire, England 1891 Census - Age: 8y - 5 Apr 1891 - 94 Green Lane, Patricroft, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England 1901 Census - Age: 18y - 31 Mar 1901 - 12 Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England 1911 Census - Age: 28y - 2 Apr 1911 - 12 Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 34y - 4 Oct 1917 - Ypres, Belgium Burial - Age: 34y - Aft 4 Oct 1917 - 34 Belgian Battery Corner Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  HAROLD VERNON Second Son of George Douglas & Isabella Vernon School: Wood Street, Bury, Lancashire Emigrated to Australia in approx 1911 when aged 28 Joined Australian Army in First World War on 12 October 1915. Enlisted at Brisbane, Queensland Enlisted through reading the Weekly Sketch, an Illustrated English Newspaper. Embarked on Ship HMAT Argyllshire No. A8 on 11 May 1916 from Sydney Methodist or non-conformist ADDRESSES: 94 Green Lane, Patricroft, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire (05 April 1891) 12 Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (31 March 1901) 12 Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1911) Charleville, Towoomba, Queensland, Australia (12 October 1915) Aldershot Belgium Battery Corner Military Cemetery, Plot 1, Row O, Ypres, Belgium (October 1917 - Burial) OCCUPATIONS: School Boy (05 April 1891) Apprentice to Leather Trade (31 March 1901) Leather Lace Cutter (02 April 1911) Lace Cutter with Messrs Kay and Wilkinson, Bury Sheep Shearing in Queensland Labourer Gunner No. 20882, Unit 9 FAB (8th Field Artillery Brigade) and 1 to 8 Reinforcements (May 1916 - February 1917) CENSUSES: (1883-1917) 05 April 1891 - yes 31 March 1901 - yes 02 April 1911 - yes Last checked:

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, 31 Oct 2004, JFM 1883 Barton Upon Irwell, Volume 08C, Page 664. [S764] BMD - Lancashire Index - Birth, 25 Sep 2011, BAR/51/69. [S254] 1891 Census - Vernon, George Douglas & Isabella, 18 Nov 2005, RG12/3153, Folio 93, Page 17. [S257] 1901 Census - Vernon, George Douglas & Isabella, 30 Oct 2005, RG13/3636, Folio 112, Page 33. [S609] 1911 Census - Vernon, George Douglas & Isabella, 17 Jan 2009, RG14PN23462 RG78PN1368 RD462 SD2 ED4 SN474 (Reliability: 3). [S2278] Military Record - Vernon, Harold, 13 Feb 2013. [S347] Newspaper - Bury Times - Vernon, 3 Jun 2007, Saturday 27 October 1917 - Local Heroes & Roll of Honour. [S404] Monumental Inscription - Vernon, Harold - Ypres, Belgium - CWGC, 10 Jan 2009. [S1659] Cemetery - Belgian Battery Corner Military Cemetery, Ieper (Ypres), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 18 Jan 2012. [S404] Monumental Inscription - Vernon, Harold - Ypres, Belgium - CWGC, 15 Jun 2006, 34 Belgian Battery Corner Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. [S284] Certificate - Marriage - Vernon, George Douglas & Hill, Isabella - 1871, 18 Oct 2005, JAS 1871 Salford, Volume 08D, Page 6 (Reliability: 3). [S2712] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Vernon, George Douglas & Hill, Isabella - 1871 - Charlestown, 9 Oct 2013, Page 160, No. 319. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 26 Feb 2006, JAS 1871 Salford, Volume 08D, Page 6. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, 18 Sep 2011, C37/1/319.