WARD, Harry William, Driver T3/027064, 238 Heavy Transport Coy, 27th Reserve Park, Royal Army Service Corps, died 27th February 1915 aged 20. He was the son of William and Mary Ann of Guisborough. He is at rest along with his parents in Guisborough Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Some notes from what remains of his Army record. He joined up on the 7th of December 1914 at Darlington, Yorkshire. He was aged 20 years and 8 months and lived at 10, Birds Yard, Guisborough and he was a farm labourer. On the 26th February 1915 he was admitted to Cambridge Hospital suffering from Epidemic Cereborispinal Meningitis and the same day transferred to an isolation ward at Aldershot Hospital, where he died within 24 hours of admission. He had only served 83 days.
On a form which had to be completed giving names and addresses of all relatives of the deceased. Father, William Ward. Mother, Not known Other brothers and sisters, none, he was the only child. Further down the page is written by someone else (Mr Ward could not write) it states "No relation whatsoever of Harry Ward in known by William Ward his father by adoption" signed X. William Ward father by adoption.
