Death Harold Thomas Cawley
original grave of cawley @ gallipoli
in first world war, cawley fought in battle of gallipoli killed in action. before death, sent letter father, @ time representative of prestwich in parliament of united kingdom. member of parliament letter not subject military censorship, , reported mishandling of dardanelles campaign in detail. cawley buried @ lancashire landing cemetery in gallipoli.
memorial cawley brothers in st peter , st paul church, eye, herefordshire
it in memory of harold , 2 other sons - oswald , john - died in war father endowed ward @ ancoats hospital, manchester, in 1919 @ cost of £10,000. 3 brothers commemorated on parliamentary war memorial in westminster hall. harold , oswald, on panel 8, among 22 mps died during world war named on memorial. john, included on memorial son of mp, appears on panel 2 of memorial. harold cawley 1 of 19 mps fell in war commemorated heraldic shields in commons chamber. further act of commemoration came unveiling in 1932 of manuscript-style illuminated book of remembrance house of commons, includes short biographical accounts of life , death of cawley brothers.
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