A WW1 Britual death plaque named Henry Haswell.
There are 3 possible candidate soldiers for this Plaque
Belonged to Either:
Private/Sapper Henry Haswell (17800), 56th and 127th Field Company, Royal Enngineers
Enlisting in 1914 (and receiving the 1914 star), Henry originally enlisted with the 56th Field Company of the Royal Engineers, attached to the 3rd Divison. He likely served with them after the 1st Battle of Ypres (as he didn’t receive a clasp). He was wounded in action on 5th Jan 1915. He likely stayed with the company afterward, serving in Hooge, the Somme (Albert), Bazentin, Dellville Wood, Ancre and the Scarpe. At some point he transferred to the 127th Field Company, which were attached to the 22nd Division in the Balkans, taking part in the Battle of Dorian. He died in hospital in Bulgaria, on 22/11/18 of a ‘Recrudescence of Malaria and Pneumonia’
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Private Henry Haswell (T4/141248), 686th WT Company, Army Service Corps
Can’t find much on him other than that he was from Sunderland, but interestingly his register of soldiers effects does list him as Henry Haswell, Alias T Panshore, Ralph. It is possible he had enlisted under a false name as he was underage. Either way, he died (presumably of his wounds) at General Hospital, Bulford Camp, 6 Jun 1916. He is buried in Bulford Church Cemetery CWGC memorial, Wiltshire
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Battery Quartermaster Serjeant Henry Edwin Haswell (12540), 77th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Born 1883 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia to Henry Edwin Haswell and Rose Haswell. The husband of Rose Hannah Haswell of Vancouver, Canada. He served for the British Army rather than the Australian or Canadian Armies. He served in the 77th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery with service number 12540, this unit served mostly in India/Middle East, taking part in the battle of Sheikh Sa'ad amongst others. He was killed in action on the 19 July 1917 at the age of 34, curiously dying at sea, possible aboard SS Eloby. He is remembered on the Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq.
