Private George Alfred Harwood
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Harwood,
George Alfred
Date of birth: 1896-03-19
Place of birth: West Bay City Michigan U.S.A.
Next of kin: Mr. Thomas R Harwood (father,) Box 71, West Summerland, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, VIII. C. 9.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 116823
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: He took part in the attack on Vimy Ridge, but was not seen after leaving the “jumping off” trench. His body was later found and buried and it is assumed that he was killed by enemy shell fire.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 80634
LAC ID:
448407
Service file: B4141-S061
Uploader's Notes: Son of Mary H. Harwood, of West Summerland, British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes: 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 [Private Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-12