Harold is also commemorated on the Loughborough War Memorial, St Peter’s Church Mountsorrel Roll of Honour, Edinburgh University’s Roll of Honour, Rawlins Old Quornians Association Roll of Honour and Loughborough Grammar School’s Roll of Honour. (www.battlefieldsandbeyond.com/2016/09/captain-proudfoot-ramc)
The following article was published on 15th September 1916 in the Nottingham Daily Express and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918 :-
“Nottingham Minister’s Son Killed.
“Relatives in Nottingham have received the painful news that Captain Harold Heafford Proudfoot has been killed while serving with the R.A.M.C. A career of brilliant promise has been terminated by the death of this young officer, who came of a family highly esteemed in United Methodist Free Church circles, his father being well known as a missionary in that connexion, and is now minister at the Lenton Church of the Nottingham Central Circuit. His father (the Rev. James Proudfoot) took up his duties in Nottingham about a month ago. An uncle, Mr. W. Proudfoot, holds a responsible position on the staff of the “Sheffield Daily Telegraph.”
“Captain Proudfoot was born in Jamaica, and after receiving his early education at Ashville College, Harrogate, and Loughborough Grammar School, he had a most distinguished career at Edinburgh University while studying for the medical profession. He was subsequently for some years resident surgeon in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and from there he went to Lancashire, and he obtained his D.Ph. just before going to the front as a lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. He soon secured promotion to the rank of captain.
“While inspecting a battery of the R.F.A. and chatting with the officers a big shell struck the mess dug-out, and only one of the occupants escaped. Captain Proudfoot was to have been married on August 31st, but all leave had been stopped.”
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Casualties’, 14 September 1916: ‘Killed. Capt. HH Proudfoot. Capt. Harold Heafford Proudfoot, RAMC, who was attached to the RFA, has been killed in action. He was educated at Edinburgh University, where he took his degrees MB, ChB in 1911 Capt. Proudfoot was resident medical officer of the Burnley Union Infirmary, second house surgeon of the Bolton Infirmary, assistant medical officer of the Monsall Fever Hospital, and late house physician of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He resided for some time at Loughborough.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Probate: Proudfoot Harold otherwise Harold Heafford of Burnley, temporary captain RAMC died 2 September 1916 in France Probate London 12 January to James Proudfoot minister. Effects £817 11s. 4d.
Probate: Proudfoot Harriet Heafford of Sandymount Woodward-avenue Quorn Leicestershire (wife of James Proudfoot) died 12 December 1936 Probate Leicester 12 April to the said James Proudfoot retired Government servant and Winifred Alison Proudfoot spinster. Effects £838 16s.
Probate: Proudfoot James of Sandymount Woodward-avenue Quorn Leicestershire died 2 March 1940 Probate Leicester 25 May to Winifred Alison Proudfoot spinster. Effects £1524 6s. 10d.