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First Name: | Harry Howard | Last Name: | OGGELSBY |
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| Date of Death: | 04/02/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Willesden | |
| Rank: | Trooper | Unit: | Royal Horse Guards | |
| Memorial Site: | Menin Gate, Ypres | |||
Current Information:Age-22 Born-Bethnal Green Enlisted-Westminster
On 3rd February, 1915, the Royal Horse Guards of 8 Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division left their billets in Lynde and took over a section of the line east of Ypres. Harry Oggelsby was killed on 4th February when, about 9am, nearby French troops fired a mortar and the enemy retaliated by firing one of their own which hit the left hand trench held by Royal Horse Guards, killing one man and wounding five more. |
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