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030066 37th Line of Communication Supply Company, Army Service Corps
(‘Corporal’ on CWGC)
Harry Daniels was born around 1893 in Sudbury, one of ten surviving children of Harry and Achsah Daniels. His father was a gardener and general labourer and the family lived at 15 Burkitts Lane before moving to 1 Garden Row.
Before the war Harry was employed by Mr. Wilson, a miller and corn merchant in Church Street, who also owned Highfield Mill in Melford Road. He enlisted in Sudbury in November 1914 and served with the Army Service Corps. He is described in his service record as 6ft tall with 40˝ inch chest and weighing 175lbs.
Harry was posted to Aldershot until 24 February 1915 when he embarked at Avonmouth for the Mediterranean to serve with the 50th Field Bakery. They arrived in Alexandria on 1 April 1915. Harry was promoted to Acting Corporal four days later and Acting Sergeant on 28 October that same year although he reverted to Corporal in 1916 as ‘surplus to the establishment’. In March 1917 he was in Port Said; by June he had transferred to the 37th Line of Communication Supply Company and was stationed in Jerusalem when he was admitted to hospital.
Harry was admitted to Kantara Hospital on 1 October 1918 complaining of a headache and a high temperature. His condition deteriorated and he died at 5.40am on 5 October 1918 from influenza meningitis in Alexandria, Egypt, less than two months after his brother Frederick had been killed in action in France serving with the Essex Regiment.
Harry lies buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
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