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Samuel David Harris – Welsh Regiment, 15th Battalion

Private Samuel David Harris – Welsh Regiment, 15th Battalion Samuel David Harris Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles credit - findagrave Samuel David Harris was born in 1915 in Swansea , the son of William Austin Harris and Nellie Harris . Although Samuel does not appear in either the 1921 Census or the 1939 Register , his military service is clearly recorded. During the Second World War, he served as a Private with the Welsh Regiment, 15th Battalion , one of the units raised during the conflict to support Britain’s wartime infantry requirements. Samuel lost his life on 10 October 1942 , and his body was brought home to Swansea for burial at Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles , where he rests among many other local servicemen who died during the war.

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