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Nov 9, 1898
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Born to George
and Florence Mary (nee Giacomelli) Harfield at Brighton England
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Apr 17, 1916
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Attested into
the 168th Battalion at Ingersoll Ontario
Ø Number 675915
Ø Next of kin given as Miss Florence Harfield, sister, of 385 Lauder
Ave, Toronto Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
He lied about
his age, stating that he was born in 1897, rather than his actual year of birth in 1898
Pte
Harfield’s initial training was done at Ingersoll but the Battalion moved to Camp
Borden for additional training
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Jun 10, 1916
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Reported to be
AWL (Absent Without Leave) at 10 pm
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Jun 11, 1916
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Reported for
duty from being AWL at 10 pm
No punishment
is recorded in the file
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Oct 30, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Nov 11, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England
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Dec 5, 1916
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The Battalion
was absorbed into the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Jan 4, 1917
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The 39th
Reserve Battalion was absorbed into the newly created 6th Reserve Battalion at
East Sandling
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Feb 1, 1917
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Feb 2, 1917
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp, Havre France
TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Feb 21, 1917
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Left the CBD to
join the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Feb 24, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion at Hersin as part of a draft of 68 Other Ranks destined for the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 5, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in Division Reserve at Bois des Alleux as part of a draft of 70 Other Ranks
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Apr 9, 1917
Pte Harfield was
initially buried near where he fell, but in 1919 his remains were exhumed and moved to a
permanent cemetery
Nine Elms
Military Cemetery
Thelus France
Initially there was a wood cross erected to mark his grave
This was replaced later with a permanent grave marker
Post war, the
following were sent to Pte Harfield’s sister, Mrs Ethel Probert, at 313 Lauder Ave,
Toronto Ontario, the British War Medal and Victory Medal
The Plaque (Dead
Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his brother, GF Harfield, at the same address
There was no Memorial
Cross issued as his mother had predeceased him and he was unmarried
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