Private Major Harston
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1873-01-01
Place of birth: North Carolina U.S.A.
Next of kin: Joseph Harston, Altheimer, Arkansas
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Address:
Not Specified
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1916-12-28
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Brookside Cemetery, Mil. 59.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 931566
Highest Rank:
Private
(No. 2 Canadian Construction Company)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, No. 2 Canadian Construction Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 420139
LAC ID:
446030
Service file: B4116-S003
Uploader's Notes:
Husband of Rosena Harston, of 10353, 95th St., Edmonton, Alta. His date of birth on his Attestation Paper is indicated only as 1873.
The No. 2 Construction Battalion (an all Black battalion) served in France with the majority of the men being assigned to the No. 5 Canadian Forestry Corps (Jura Group).
The Legacy Voices Project-Military record not digitzed at LAC
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=420139
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=420139
Uploader's Research notes: The Legacy Voices Project-Military record not digitzed at LAC [Private Army Canadian Railway Troops Canadian Railway Troops Private Army Canadian Engineers No. 2 Construction Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20