Jean Longstaff has submitted the following:-

Henry Storey, born on 6th December 1894 was the youngest son of farm worker William Storey and his wife Sarah Jane Rutherford, who had married in Alwinton, Northumberland in 1882. Their oldest daughter Isabella had been born in Whittingham in 1885, followed two years later by Elizabeth Jane, born at Brinkburn, then William James also born at Brinkburn in 1890. Margaret Emily and Henry were born in Netherwitton a year apart, and the baby of the family Lilian Rutherford was born in Hartburn in 1898. The family remained living in Hartburn Grange, about six miles west of Morpeth, until 1911, by which time Henry was 17 years old and working as a railway porter.

In 1910 Isabella, the oldest sibling, her husband and young family emigrated to Canada and settled in Winnipeg, and she was followed over the next few years by her siblings and parents. By the end of 1914 the family were living at 531 Stiles Street, Winnipeg and Henry had found work as a clerk. Three days before Christmas Henry enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force becoming Private A22158 in the 44th (Manitoba) Battalion in Winnipeg.

After initial training at Camp Hughes, Henry sailed with the 1st Reinforcement Draft of the 44th Battalion on board the SS Grampian arriving in Devonport on 9th June 1915. Posted to Shorncliffe Camp near Folkestone, Kent, a month later he was posted to the 8th (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion and proceeded to France as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division where he joined them in billets near Le Rossignol across the border n Belgium.

Private Storey remained with the 44th in France and Flanders, being granted leave in the UK in April 1916, and would have taken part in the fighting at the Somme and Ancre Heights, and then at Vimy Ridge.

On 14th April 1917, the 8th (Winnipeg Rifles) were ordered to attack an enemy strongpoint in the village of Willerval, on the southeastern slope of the Ridge. The attack lacked proper support and was not successful. Private Storey was seen to be wounded, and reported as such, but his body was never found and a month later he was reported as killed in action.

Henry Storey is remembered in Hartburn on H13.02, H13.05 and H13.08

In Canada he is remembered on their Virtual War Memorial and in their Book of Remembrance.

Canadian Book of Remembrance
The Canadian Virtual Memorial
The CWGC entry for Private Storey