Herbert
Charles
Head
Born in East Dereham, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of George Wright Head
and Laura (Guymer) Head
Brother of
Sidney Head
Died
at age 21
in Mesopotamia
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2018
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Biography
Herbert Charles Head was born in East Dereham in 1894 [1]
1901 • East Dereham, Norfolk, England - age 7 with parents [2]
1911 • East Dereham, Norfolk, England - age 17, learning nursery work, with parents [3]
22 Sep 1916 • died in Mesopotamia, age 21, fighting with the Norfolk Regiment - effects to father George [4][5]
Herbert was in the military and died on 22 September 1916 in Mesopotamia. Their service number was 24006.[6]
Sources
- ↑ GRO birth index
- ↑ 1901 England Census
- ↑ 1911 England Census
- ↑ UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
- ↑
Military:
"UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919"
Ancestry Record 1543 #657702 (accessed 16 March 2022)
Name: Herbert Charles Head; Birth Place: E. Dereham, Norfolk; Death Date: 22 Sep 1916; Death Place: Mesopotamia; Enlistment Place: Norwich, Norfolk; Rank: Private; Regiment: Norfolk Regiment; Battalion: 2nd Battalion; Regimental Number: 24006; Type of Casualty: Died; Theatre of War: Asiatic Theatres. - ↑
Military:
"UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919"
Original data: British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd
Ancestry Record 1543 #657702 (accessed 12 October 2023)
Regimental Number: 24006; Battalion: 2nd Battalion; Type of Casualty: Died; Rank: Private; Theatre of War: Asiatic Theatres; Birth Place: E. Dereham, Norfolk; Enlistment Place: Norwich, Norfolk; Name: Herbert Charles Head; Death Place: Mesopotamia; Death Date: 22 Sep 1916.
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