“Lest we forget”

Horace Hurley was the son of William and Eliza Hurley of 101 Noble Street , Leicester. He was a private (24054) in the 9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and was killed, aged 29, on 31st October 1917 . He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial on Panels 50 and 51. (See photo)

Herbert Norwell enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers (see photo of cap badge) on 1st June 1916 . He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 19th January 1917 and to Corporal on 12th May. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 28th August 1917 and attached to the 2nd Battalion. He was the son of Alfred and Clara Ann Norwell of 167 Kimberley Road , Leicester and was killed on 12th April 1918 in the Battle of Lys and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.

Herbert was born on 4th March 1898 at 160 Brandon Street in Leicester and he was baptised at Hill Street United Methodist Church on 10th July.

Wilfred Henry Palmer was a private (23019) in the 8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. (See photo of cap badge) He was the son of Tom Holland Palmer and Alice Palmer of 12 Roman Street Leicester and he died of wounds on 31st May 1918 aged 23 whilst a prisoner of war. He is buried in the Sissonne British Cemetery near Reims in France . He was born on 28th September 1894 at 18 Moira Street , Leicester and baptised at Hill Street United Methodist Church on 4th November. He was entitled to the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

If anyone has information about any of the men on the Memorial especially those about whom no information is to hand, will they please contact us so that this page can be updated.

“Their Name Liveth For Evermore”