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Sep 16, 1891
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Born at Madoc
Ontario
Harold B Harris in 1915
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Jan 17, 1916
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Attested into
the 155th Battalion at Belleville Ontario
Ø Number 636366
Ø Next of kin given as George Harris (father) of RR #2 Madoc Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Bookkeeper
Ø No previous military experience
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Promoted to
rank of Sergeant
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May 7, 1916
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Reduced to rank
of Pte, no reason recorded
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May 8, 1916
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Promoted to rank
of Sgt
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May 31, 1916
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Reduced to rank
of Pte, no reason given
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Jun 1, 1916
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Promoted to rank
of Cpl
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Jun 29, 1916
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Received dental
treatment at the Barriefield Camp, Kingston Ontario for 2 consecutive days
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Oct 18, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Northland at Halifax Nova Scotia
Appointed to
rank of Acting Corporal
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to Bramshott Camp
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Dec 5, 1916
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Reverted to rank
of Pte at his own request (this was done in order to
proceed to a fighting battalion)
Transferred
to the 21st Battalion and embarked at Folkestone for France
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Dec 6, 1916
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Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and is TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 7, 1916
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Left CBD to join
unit
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Dec 8, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The 21st Battalion
was in the Cellars Camp at Neuville St Vaast and was part of the Brigade Reserve. During this time, large fatigue parties were
deployed each night to repair damaged trenches and assisting the 182nd
Tunneling Company with their excavations.
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May 9, 1917
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Killed in Action
Because his
body was never recovered, or identified, he is commemorated on the Vimy Ridge Memorial,
France
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May 9, 1917
From the 21st Battalion War Diary
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May 27, 1917
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Military Will
forwarded to Ottawa for processing.
Note that there is no copy of
the will in the file
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Oct 1, 1920
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Memorial Cross
sent to mother Mrs GA Harris at RR# 2 Madoc Ontario
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Dec 18, 1920
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Honour Scroll
sent to George Harris (father) at RR #2 Madoc Ontario
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Feb 28, 1922
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Plaque sent to
father at address above
This is more commonly called
the Dead Man’s Penny because of it’s appearance
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Jun 12, 1922
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British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to father at address above
Rank shown on Medals Card is
Acting Corporal
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Harold Harris being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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