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Soulsby, H.O., Pte.,1919

Photo: Brian Chandler

In Newcastle (St John Westgate & Elswick) Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of:

M/416274 Private
H.O. Soulsby
Royal Army Service Corps
9th February 1919, age 32.

Harold Osborne was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in the fourth quarter of 1887, the son of Edwin Hay and Henrietta E (nee Hogg), 34 Durham Street, Newcastle.

He was the husband of Sarah Winter (nee Barrass) whom he married at Newcastle in the second quarter of 1915. They lived at 32 Armstrong Road, Benwell.

Harold served with the Mechanical Transport Depot (Osterley Park) Unit and died of pneumonia contracted on active service.

Acknowledgements: Ron Carson

Harold Osborne Soulsby is remembered at Benwell on B86.02


The CWGC entry for Private Soulsby

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