Son of Robert and Mrs. Harwood, of 68, Market Street, Little Lever, Lancashire. Formerly of Grove Cottage, 37 Rose Hill, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Trooper 4549, Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry. Saw service in the Dublin Riots, before proceeding to France with the South Lancashires on 26/12/1916. Taken prisoner of war at Cambrai on 30/11/1917 and released 11/01/1919.
Harwood, Percy –
Personal details
- Surname: Harwood
- Forename: Percy
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Little Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 242889
- Regiment: South Lancashire (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment
- Enlistment date: October 13th, 1915 - 1915-10-13
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.M.
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/02/1919
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8b*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 22/06/1917 19/10/1917 28/12/1917 11/01/1918 05/07/1918 11/10/1918 21/02/1919