1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal named to: 2087 PTE. H. HARRIS. S. WALES BORD.
Henry Harris was born in Llangattock, Crickhowell, Brecon, Wales. He served in the 1st/1st Brecknocksire Battalion of the South Wales Borderers. The Battalion sailed to India attached to the 44th (Home Counties) Division in October 1914. After arriving at Bombay in December it immediately moved to Aden. After seeing action at the Battle of Lahej in July 1915 it returned to Bombay. It remained in garrison at Mhow until October 1919.
Harris died in Mhow 28 October 1918 and is buried in the Mhow New Cemetery. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown, but it was likely due to sickness.
