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Born in Rotherhithe, Surrey in 1883, Abraham Charles Harman was the third son of Henry Harman, a shipwright, and his wife Eliza. He seemed to prefer the name Charles, subsequently the order of his Christian names varied. He had three brothers and two sisters.
Charles enlisted on 20 Sep 1898 joining the East Yorkshire Regiment at Beverley. He went to South Africa in Mar 1899 with the Second Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment and was involved in the Boer War returning to Beverley in Apr 1902. Private Harman was awarded the Queen's South African Medal with Cape Colony, Transvaal and Wittebergen clasps as well as the King's South African Medal with 1901 and 1902 clasps. He remained in the UK until discharged on completing his 12 year term on 19 Sep 1910.
He married Alice, the daughter of Tom Fallowfield of Vicar Lane, Beverley on 27 Jun 1908 while stationed at Victoria Barracks. They had two children, Alice Dorothy and Harry Charles, both born in Beverley. The family moved to Scarborough after his discharge.
Private Harman re-enlisted on 9 Apr 1915 and joined the 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars. He was promoted to Lance Corporal during his service and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Lance Corporal Harman is recorded as being killed in action on 22 Mar 1918 and is commemorated at the Pozieres Memorial at Ovillers-La Boisselle in the Somme region of France. He probably died in an action to hold trenches near Vadencourt on the night of 21/22 March 1918. The 18th Hussars' War Diary states that casualties included 27 Other Ranks either wounded and missing or unaccounted for.
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