Anybody assist with this at all please Gunner Peter Harman received the MM for bravery when repelling fierce attacks by heavy enemy armour during the battle for Arnhem in which action he was wounded. British Newspaper Archives The award was made by General Dempsey at a recent investiture held in Germany.
From a genealogical website: B. Oct-Dec 1923 @ Patrington, (East Riding), Yorkshire and near Holderness. No other details, notably death. For location: Patrington - Wikipedia It appears that the home address in 1944 cited in the newspaper remained in the Harman family until 2023, when a Robert Marman died. There is a solicitor acting on behalf of John Harman and another. Just may be could they help? See: Robert Harman | Deceased Estates | The Gazette ... From a local history site: The High School still exists: https://www.withernseahigh.org.uk/
Sorry can't help with any military details, but shown in the 1939 Register with his parents George H. HARMAN & Harriett and siblings at 6 Waxholme Road. Dob 17.11.23, and working as an apprentice joiner. Harriett's first husband 22725 Pte George Lewis BOASMAN East Yorks Regt had been killed in action 1917. He is shown as single on the ten public trees he features on at ancestry. This dob matches a death registration in the Hull Registration District in January 2000 Name Peter Harman Death Age 76 Birth Date 17 Nov 1923 Registration Date Jan 2000 Registration district Hull Inferred County East Riding of Yorkshire Register Number D59A District and Subdistrict 5501D Entry Number 44 Travers
I can't find him here. Recommendations for military honours and awards 1935-1990 - The National Archives
Tentative association with Recall landlord of The Cheese with same surname quite a few years ago, but sadly died. You could perhaps insert a post onto Hull Good Old Days forum asking for information (and why) - might elicit something helpful - illustrative example: https://m.facebook.com/groups/278450892200994/permalink/5190203107692390/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/278450892200994/?locale=en_GB
