Vintner,+Harry

Private, 12th Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Service No: 38121. Enlisted at Steeton. Killed in action on 12th December 1917 ARRAS MEMORIAL, Bay 4.
 * Harry Vintner**

Henry (Harry) Vintner was born abt 1879 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. He was the seventh child of James and Sarah (nee Burnage). The family moved to Keighley sometime between 1881 and 1891 and later lived in Steeton. Henry, or Harry as he was known, married Margaret Brown in 1904 and they had 3 children, William, Sarah, and Herbert.

Harry had previously been gassed and wounded in October 1917 but had recovered and returned to the front in November. His wife received news in January 1918 that he had been missing since 12th Dec and official notice in September 1918 that he was now presumed dead.

He is mentioned in the Keighley News twice: 13th October 1917 page 3. 19th January 1918 page 3.