Sapper Harry Byford
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1880-07-11
Next of kin: Harry Byford, father, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Electrical Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Electrical Engineer, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1941-12-13
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 79813
Final Rank:
Sapper
(8th Canadian Engineers Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Army).
- Sapper, 8th Canadian Engineers Battalion, Canadian Engineers (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Croix de Virtue Militara, 2nd Class (Romania)
Date of citation: 1919-03-18
Source: Corps Order 2090 London Gazette issue 31560 dated 20-9-19.
Comment: address 14 Mildmay Road, Chelmsford, Essex, England.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
80405
Service file: B1359-S048
Uploader's Notes: Four years prior service with 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Essex Regiment; 1 year with City of London Imperial Volunteers in South Africa; and, four years as a Sergeant with the Royal Engineers.
Uploader's Research notes: Four years prior service with 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Essex Regiment; 1 year with City of London Imperial Volunteers in South Africa; and, four years as a Sergeant with the Royal Engineers.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-08-27
Last modified: 2015-02-01