Soldier Record
Norman Richard Clement Hartley
Contributed by: Rosa, on 2008-11-11
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Norman Richard Clement |
| Surname | Hartley |
| Year of Birth | 1899 |
| Year of Death | 1961 |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Place of Wartime Residence | London, Greater London |
Norman Richard Clement's Story
My Dad, Norman Richard Clement, ran away from his Boarding school to fight in the First World War. He was just 17. He was a Field Linesman with the Signals Dept of Royal Engineers. I have no idea where he fought as he would never talk about it, except to say the first dead body he saw was a friend from school. He was gassed and finally discharged in 1920. He received the British War Medal and Victoria Medal.
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