No.4000, Private, Harry PALMBY
Aged 31
Cambridgeshire Regiment
Died at home on Friday, 6th August 1915
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Harry Palmby was born in Wicken in 1883 (Newmarket Q4-1883 3B:547), son of Arthur and Eliza PALMBY (née BITTON).
1891 census...Aged 7, he was at Newnham, Burwell with his father Arthur PALMBY [49] farm labourer born Wicken; his mother Eliza [39] born Burwell; brothers Mortlock [18], Sidney [16], John [14] (all farm labourers, born Burwell), David [10] born Burwell, twin Frederick [7] and sister Aletha [5] born Wicken, and sister Mary Ann [3] and Lillian [6 months] both born Burwell. 1901 census...Aged 17, a labourer, he was at Newnham , Burwell with his parents, brothers Sidney and David (both labourers at manure factory), Frederick and Arthur [7] born Burwell, and sisters Aletha, Mary A. and Lilian. 1911 census...Aged 27, a farm labourer, he has now added Bridgeman as a given name as have all the family. He was at Newnham, Burwell with his parents brother Arthur, sisters Lilian and Mary and David BITTON [77] (his grandfather ?). |
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He enlisted in Cambridge. His burial transcription has him as a private in the Cambridgeshire Territorial Regiment, and receiving a military funeral. Never having served abroad, he was awarded no medals.
The Newmarket Journal reported on 14th August 1915:- MILITARY FUNERAL - Harry Palmby, a Burwell young man, who joined the Army some seven or eight weeks ago, and died, after a short illness, in hospital at Cambridge, was buried in the churchyard at Burwell with full military honours on Tuesday. The cortege was headed by a firing party of soldiers and several buglers. Three volleys were fired over the grave, and then the firing party, with fixed bayonets, present arms, while the buglers sounded the "Last Post". The Rev.N.A.B. Borton (vicar) read the service, and there was a very large assemblage at the graveside. The deceased (a farm labourer by occupation) was only 31 years of age, and was a son of Mr. Arthur Palmby of Burwell. He had applied for enlistment some months previous to being accepted, but was refused on account of deafness. Two of his brother are serving in the Army.
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