"To Keep in Memory"

Gnr. F. Deakin

Rank & Name	Gunner Harry Frank Deakin
Unit	No. 896645, 273 Battery, 69 (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
How & When Died	Died, 12 July 1941
Age, if known	20 years
Next of Kin details	Eldest son of Harry and Mary Deakin, of 'Fairholm', Main Street, Scholes, Leeds.
Commemoration Details	Buried in the Churchyard of All Saints Church, Barwick in Elmet, Leeds. Section 2, Grave 8.
Other Information / Remarks	Harry Deakin died of Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia in Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds. At the time it was an emergency military hospital, but had been specially built at the turn of the 19th/20th century as an infectious diseases hospital, a role it retained until recent years. Before joining the Army, Harry Deakin had been a printer's clerk.  His funeral was held at Scholes Church (now the Church Hall) on Wednesday 16 July 1941. He was the grandson of Mr & Mrs F. Jowett
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