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George Harte

Rank: Private/ Guardsman
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Town/Village: Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, West Dumbartonshire
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Country: Scotland
Alternative Address: Ballyminion, Longford town;
Census 1901:
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit: Irish Guards, 1st Battalion, 'C' Company
Regiment Number: 11320
Date of Death: 11-10-1917
Cause: Died of Wounds, Battle of Poelcappelle, (3rd Battle of Ypres), Belgium
Memorial: Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Information:

George was born in Ballyminion, just outside Longford town in 5 June, 1893, but the family to Kilpatrick, Dumbarton in Scotland in his youth*. 

Guardsman Harte enlisted for war service in Clydebank in Lanarkshire. He died of wounds as a result of the battle of Poelcapple, an action of the 3rd Battle of Ypres, (Passchendaele). His sister Elizabeth Williamson and brothers, Patrick and John, were his next-of-kin. 

Parents Names: Son of John Harte and Anne (née Donnelly)
Notes: This is given as his place of birth in some sources.
Links:

Link to his CWGC entry; link to Civil Record of birth; The Irish Guards in the Great War Vol 2, Rudyard Kipling

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