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Private Harold Mortimer

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-12-10
Place of birth: Bolton Lancashire England
Next of kin: John Mortimer, father. 18 Whitiker Street, Valleyfield, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Weaver
Occupation (normalized): Other Weavers and Related Workers
Address: Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-08-28
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Quebec Cemetery, B. 1.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 841674
Highest Rank: Private (24th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Valleyfield, Quebec

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 4040686
LAC ID: 179587
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6424-S052
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mortimer of 29 Whitaker St., Valleyfield, Quebec

Huntington Gleaner, October 17, 1918

Killed in action on August 28th. He enlisted in the 148th Battalion with many other lads of his age, from Valleyfield, and it was not long before he went overseas. After a short period of training in England, he was transferred to France and was soon in the midst of the great struggle. He saw considerable fighting and went through it without a scratch, until he was badly wounded at Passchendaele on November 6, 1917. Being a lad of fine physique, he made a rapid recovery in hospital in England, and as soon as he was fit he was sent back to France and went into action again in charge of a machine gun. In the recent big fight he made the great sacrifice. Private Mortimer was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer, Whitaker Street, Valleyfield, and was well-known in musical circles; he, prior to enlisting, acted as organist in St. Mark's Church, and had on several occasions played for Mr. William Smithson in the Methodist Church, Huntingdon

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 148th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-01-25
Last modified: 2021-07-05