Private Harry Sherburn
16563 10th Scottish Rifles
Killed in Action 19th May 1916, aged 23
Lived at 29 Fielden Street
Buried in Bois Carre Military Cemetery, France Sp.Memorial 40
Commemorated on the Howard St. Sunday School R.o.H.
Burnley Express 27th May 1916

BURNLEY SCOTTIE KILLED
(Burnley Express 27th May 1916)

Only yesterday morning Mrs. Sherburn of 29 Fielden-street, off Accrington-road who is a widow and an invalid, received the sad intelligence of the death of her son, Pte. Harry Sherburn of the Scottish Rifles. This lady has been bedridden for many months and she will be deeply sympathised within the added affliction. Pte. Harry Sherburn was only 23 years of age and joined in October 1914, previous to that being a weaver at Temple & Sutcliffe’s Gannow Mill. He had been connected with the Howard-street Primitive Methodist Sunday School and his genial nature and upright character had made him a general favourite.
He was killed on May 18th, Thursday in last week and had only written home the same day. The information of his death came from two sources, though official intimation has not been received.
Second-Lieut R. Caldwell writes – “My dear Mrs. Sherburn, no doubt by this time you will have received the official intimation of the sad news of your son’s death. He was in my platoon and was killed by a rifle bullet which struck him in the small of the back on the night of the 18th. We all regret his death deeply, and he was a general favourite with us all, and he has been a long time with this regiment. My sincere wish is that god will comfort you in your greif, and that you may rest assured that your son met his end while doing his duty bravely”
Pte. J. Horne, of the same regiment, now in Crompton Fold Hospital, Bolton, writes “ I write these few lines to let you know the sad news of your son Harry’s death. I am in hospital at Bolton, and wrote to him, so with him being killed my letter was handed to the chaplain, and he wrote me and asked me to break the sad news to you. Harry and I have been pals for this past ten months. He was always cheerful and never grumbled, and I am sure that he will be missed by the boys of his company, and that all, if they could, would send you their deepest sympathy. He was buried at the Lone Tree near V..”
The late Pte. Sherburn has two brother’s in the Army, Bandsman John Sherburn 1/5th East Lancashire Regt., and Pte. Abel Sherbur, 11th East Lancashire Regt. (“Pals”). The remaining brother is attested.