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| Robert Harker's grave, Mont-Bernanchon Cemetary |
| Born: | 13-Oct-1883 | Robert Isaac HARKER | North Shields, Northumberland |
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| Parents: | George HARKER Rachel Ann TYERMAN | ||
| Married: | 16-Aug-1917 | Harriet Marsay WALKER | Whitby, North Yorkshire |
| Children: | 11-Jun-1918 | Harriet Marsay | Whitby, North Yorkshire |
| Died: | 03-Jul-1918 | Mont-Bernanchon, Gonnehem, FRANCE |
Robert Harker was killed in the closing days of World War One, soon after receiving news of the birth of his daughter, Harriet. He died without ever seeing her.
Robert is buried in the Mont-Bernanchon Cemetary in northern France, recorded as a member of the King's Own Lancashire Regiment. See: map, street view (local copy, large area map). His grave is I-J-6, sixth from the right in the second row from the back as shown in this view of the rear of the cemetary:
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| Robert Harker's grave, Mont-Bernanchon Cemetary |
| Name: | HARKER, ROBERT |
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| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Company Serjeant Major |
| Regiment: | King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) |
| Unit Text: | 1st Bn. |
| Age: | 34 |
| Date of Death: | 03/07/1918 |
| Service No: | 7833 |
| Additional information: | Husband of Harriet Marsay Harker, of The Star Inn, Haggersgate, Whitby, Yorks. Born at Whitby. |
| Casualty Type: | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Grave/Memorial Reference: | I-J-6 |
| Cemetery: | MONT-BERNANCHON BRITISH CEMETERY, GONNEHEM |