JASPER, Harry

Harry Jasper was the son of Ambrose and Elizabeth Jasper of 26 Balds Lane, Wollescote, and attended Wollescote school. He was an iron-plate worker and enlisted in the Worcesters in May 1915. After his training he was sent to join the 9th Battalion in Mesopotamia. He had only been there a short time when the long planned advance up the Tigris to Kut was started. The Worcesters attacked at Amara over terrain without cover on the 25th January and suffered heavy casualties. One of the many who died was Private Harry Jasper. He was 25 years of age and is buried in Amara Cemetery (XIX G 7) and commemorated on the Lye and Wollescote, Lye church and Wollescote school Memorials.