Captain Edward Bridges HARFORD (1891)

2/4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
Born 26 December 1871 in Bath
Died 15 July 1918, aged 46
Buried at Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne, Sussex. Commemorated on the Somerset Light Infantry Memorial in Bath Abbey, Somerset.

Edward Harford was the only son of Revd Canon Edward John Harford and Gertrude Emma, née Bridges. His father was Canon of Wells Cathedral. He was married in June 1906 to Violet Audley, née Gore Little; they had two sons.

He was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal, given to military personnel who served in the Boer War, 1899-1902, with 5 bars.

He joined up in September 1914, and on 21 April 1917 his temporary captaincy was confirmed. He served in India and Palestine.

In November 1917 he was wounded at Gaza. He was invalided home, and died at Eastbourne on 15 July 1918.