Private Herbert Harris
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1896-08-23
Place of birth:
Next of kin: Elizabeth Harris (mother,) 98 Whessoe Lane, Rise Carr, Darlington, Durham, Eng
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Tinsmith
Occupation (normalized): Tinsmith
Address:
1151 Union St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, A. 47.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 645521
Highest Rank:
Private
(54th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He was acting as a auxiliary military stretcher bearer with his Battalion during the attack on Vimy Ridge. No details regarding the actual circumstances of his death are available, but it is presumed that he was killed by enemy shell fire.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618528
LAC ID:
442645
Service file: B4089-S056
Uploader's Notes: previous service - 3 months 6th Regiment D.C.O.R. (Duke of Connaught's Own)
Uploader's Research notes:
158th Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-23