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Jul 13, 1897
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Born in Waubaushene, Ontario to Thomas and Rose
Anna (nee Southorn) Hartt
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Jan 17, 1916
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Shown on the payroll of the 157th
Battalion in Barrie, Ontario. The battalion
was given the task of building and organizing the new Camp Borden, near Barrie.
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Apr 1, 1916
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Transferred to the 177th Battalion at
Camp Borden, Ontario.
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Apr 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 76th Battalion at
the Niagara Camp and assigned to “B” Company
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Apr 10, 1916
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Attested into the 157th Battalion CEF
in Barrie, Ontario
Ø Number 643004
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. T. Hartt, mother, 88 Albert St., Orillia,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Moulder
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The date on the attestation paper is very likely
incorrect as he was clearly a member of the 76th Battalion at this time. The attestation paper should most likely be dated
January 17, 1916
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Apr 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS Empress of Britain in Halifax, Nova
Scotia as a member of the 76th Battalion
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and was TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Jul 13, 1916
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After leaving the CBD he joined the 21st
Battalion resting in the Chippawa Camp near La Clytte, Belgium
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the battalion’s advance on and
capture of the sugar refinery near Courcelette, Private Hartt was killed in action by a
German bomb. He was buried in the nearby
field, but when the Imperial War Graves Commission searched for his body after the war
ended, it could not be located. He is
subsequently honoured on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his foster father, Thomas
Hartt, 1282 Lansdowne Ave., Toronto, Ontario
There was no Memorial Cross issued
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