9 July 2010

1137989 Gnr Harry Farrington, RA

1137989 Gunner Harry Farrington of the Royal Artillery, died on the 9th July 1942. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records his unit as 87 (7th [Haytor] Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, Anti-Tank Regiment, RA.

Harry was the son of George and Annie Farrington of Shifnal. He is buried in Shifnal's St Andrew's Churchyard.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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