Harold Burnside Harris

 

 

Sep 16, 1891

Born at Madoc Ontario

 
Harold B Harris in 1915

 

Jan 17, 1916

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

 

May 7, 1916

Reduced to rank of Pte, no reason recorded

 

May 8, 1916

Promoted to rank of Sgt

 

May 31, 1916

Reduced to rank of Pte, no reason given

 

Jun 1, 1916

Promoted to rank of Cpl

 

Jun 29, 1916

Received dental treatment at the Barriefield Camp, Kingston Ontario for 2 consecutive days

 

Oct 18, 1916

Embarked the SS Northland at Halifax Nova Scotia

  

Appointed to rank of Acting Corporal

 

Oct 28, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to Bramshott Camp

 

Dec 5, 1916

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

 

Dec 6, 1916

Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and is TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion

 

Dec 7, 1916

Left CBD to join unit

 

Dec 8, 1916

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.

 

May 9, 1917

Killed in Action

  

Because his body was never recovered, or identified, he is commemorated on the Vimy Ridge Memorial, France

  

May 9, 1917               From the 21st Battalion War Diary

  

May 27, 1917

Military Will forwarded to Ottawa for processing. 

Note that there is no copy of the will in the file

 

Oct 1, 1920

Memorial Cross sent to mother Mrs GA Harris at RR# 2 Madoc Ontario

 

Dec 18, 1920

Honour Scroll sent to George Harris (father) at RR #2 Madoc Ontario

 

Feb 28, 1922

Plaque sent to father at address above 

This is more commonly called the Dead Man’s Penny because of it’s appearance

 

Jun 12, 1922

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to father at address above 

Rank shown on Medals Card is Acting Corporal

 

 

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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