HEANOR ADVERTISER
9th SEPTEMBER 1915
LOSCOE BROTHER ON ACTIVE SERVICE

We learn with regret of the death of Rifleman Harry John Farmer, son of 
Mr T. Farmer of Loscoe Nook, who was wounded in France on April 24th and 
died about three days after. Deceased, was in the 3rd Batt Kings Royal Rifles, 
enlisting in September last. He has been at the front since January, and has 
written home every week with cheerful and hopeful letters.

A letter dated April 24th from Major Boultbee intimated that Harry had been 
wounded, and it was not until August 24th that official notification was received 
of his death. He was previously employed at Messrs G.R. Turner's Langley Mill. 
Harry's oldest brother, who is in the 4th Leicester’s went through the Boar War 
and is now in the trenches doing well. Another brother Edwin, 1st Leicester’s, 
has been in the Army Nine years, and went to the front in August of last year. 
A fortnight ago he was shot through the thigh, and is now in Cheltnham Hospital 
progressing favourably his brother Albert joined the Bamtam’s Sherwood 
Foresters and is in training at Swindon.