Sergeant Harry Band
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1885-08-12
Place of birth: Montrose Forfarshire Scotland
Next of kin: Martin Band, father. Box 101, Kelowna B.C.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Lineman
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1915-04-24
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 27286
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(15th Battalion)
Rank detail
Sergeant, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-18 to 1915-04-24
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 921959
LAC ID:
23121
Service file: B0405-S010
Uploader's Notes:
Three years prior service with the 1st Forfar Volunteers and 3 years with the 48th Highlanders.
British researcher, Iain Overton, suggests that there is circumstantial evidence that Band was the 'Canadian Golgotha '. There is no evidence to support the myth.
Uploader's Research notes:
Circumstances of Death
15th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion C Company ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-04-26