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FOX, Henry
 | Rank: Private Year of death: 1918 Date of birth: c1900 Date of death: 12/05/1918 Place of death: Cloughton, Scarborough Service number: 59910 Regiment: Manchester Regiment and 5TH Reserve Battalion Medals: Cemetery location: Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough A.23.1 (CWG) Where remembered?: Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough A.23.1 (CWG) |
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Born at Hollinwood, Lancashire, resided at Higher Hillgate, Stockport, Cheshire.
Several soldiers on 12th May were on the cliffs at at Cloughton nr Scarborough searching for sea bird eggs when one of them, Private Henry Fox, 19, Manchester Regiment missed his footing and fell down the cliff. He received serious injuries and died shortly afterwards (Source – Driffield Times 14 May 1918)
Several soldiers on 12th May were on the cliffs at at Cloughton nr Scarborough searching for sea bird eggs when one of them, Private Henry Fox, 19, Manchester Regiment missed his footing and fell down the cliff. He received serious injuries and died shortly afterwards (Source – Driffield Times 14 May 1918)