Debt of Honour - Harry Vernor Uridge

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In Memory of

HARRY VERNOR URIDGE

Private
5698
12th Bn., Middlesex Regiment

born 1892
who died on
Wednesday, 15th March 1916 Age 23

son of Walter Uridge, of 36, Achilles Rd., West Hampstead, London

Remembered with honour

Commemorative Information:

Cemetery:	CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France
Grave Reference:	F. 10.
Location:	Carnoy is a village just north of the road, D938, from Albert to Peronne, about 10 kilometres east-south-east of Albert. The Military Cemetery is on the south side of the village, on the north side of the road to Maricourt.
Historical Information:	The cemetery was begun in August, 1915, by the 2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers and the 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, when the village was immediately South of the British front line. It continued in use by troops holding this sector until July, 1916, when Field Ambulances came up and a camp was established on the higher ground North of the village. It was closed in March, 1917. From March to August, 1918, it was in German hands, and German (and a few British) graves were made between the British graves and the entrance, and also in a German Cemetery alongside; but the German graves and the German Cemetery were removed in 1924. There are now over 850, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, nearly 30 are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 17 soldiers and one airman from the United Kingdom, known or believed to be buried among them. The cemetery covers an area of 4,441 square metres and is enclosed by a red brick wall.