No.14696, Private, Harold Cornelius FOREMAN
Aged 22
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Cornelius Harold Foreman was born in Cheveley (Newmarket Q4-1893 3B:502), baptised in Cheveley in 1893, son of Robert and Maria Elizabeth FOREMAN (née RANNER).
1901 census...Aged 7, he was at 40 Main Street, Cheveley with his father Robert [54] yardman on farm; his mother Maria Elizabeth [51]; brothers William E. [17] fowl man and Robert N. [13] and sister Ruth H. [14]. All were born in Cheveley except his Ashley born mother. 1911 census...Aged 17, a house painter, he was still at The Street, Cheveley with his parents, and brothers William, estate labourer, and Norris (Robert N) a builder's carter.
The pension card has the family at 40 The Street, Cheveley and his mother dying on 8-12-1916.
His elder brother Norris Robert FOREMAN was killed in Flanders in 1916 in the Suffolk Regiment |
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He enlisted in Newmarket. At the end of 1915 the 8th Suffolks, when not in Reserve at Buire, were in the line straddling the Albert-Bapaume road. Whilst the 7th Suffolks were sustaining heavy casualties near Loos, the 8th only lost two men on the 13th October, Harold and William Willgress from Castle Acre. The battalion war diary is quite short "Albert - Casualties for the day - 2 O.R. killed". Amongst the 7th Suffolk killed at Loos this day was Cheveley man Edward Percy KING Thanks to Mike Tuff...from the Cambridge Independent Press of 29th October 1915:- MEMORIAL SERVICE - A memorial service was held in church on Sunday afternoon for Pte. Harold Foreman, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Foreman who was killed in the trenches in France on the night of Tuesday, October 13th. There was a large congregation which included Capt. Dermot McCalmont, (A.D.C. 7th Hussars), MrF.C.Pain, Mr and Mrs Graystone, Mr S.Taylor, Mr S.D.Ranson and Mr. S Rolfe (churchwardens). The service used was that authorised on such occasions. Psalms xxxix and cxxx being chanted and hymns 499 and 221 sung.Mr J Edmundson played "O rest in the Lord" at the opening of the service and the Dead March in "Saul" at the end. The Rev. Canon E.K.Douglas in his sermon made sympathetic allusion to the deceased, recalling his wonderful example of good living. At the outbreak of war he was one of the first to offer his young life, and his offer had been accepted. Some might wonder why he was gathered into God's garden so early. Might it not be that such a perfection had been reached that he was fit to be promoted to a higher life? Pte Harold Foreman had crowned a good life as God's child, servant and soldier with a glorious death. Mr and Mrs R.Foreman and family wish to thank all their friends for kind sympathy in their bereavement. |
photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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