Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsdatum:
03/03/1887
Geburtsort:
Jacksonville, New Brunswick, Canada

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Landwirt / Bauman / Ökonom

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
Canada
Truppe:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Dienstnummer:
817921
Einberufung ort:
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Einheiten:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 26th Bn. (New Brunswick)  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
06/11/1917
Sterbeort:
Crest Farm, Passchendaele, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
30

Begräbnisplatz

Tyne Cot Cemetery
Grabstelle: XXXV
Reihe: E
Grab: 5

Punkte von Interesse 3

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#3 "Todesort"

Meine Geschichte

Private Havens Harry Wilfred of the 26th Battalion (New Brunswick) Canadian Infantry (5th Canadian Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division) was killed in action on the 6th of November 1917. He was killed by a concussion from the explosion of a shell, at Passchendaele, at about 8.00 o’ clock on the morning of 6 November 1917.

The 2nd Canadian Division attacked with only one Brigade. The 6th Canadian Brigade advanced towards the village of Passchendaele at 6.00 a.m. By 8.45 a.m. the village and the eastern crest beyond were firmly in Canadian hands. The 5th Canadian Brigade formed the right flank using the 26th Battalion for the purpose.

Harry was killed when his battalion was consolidating the new front line to the right of the Passchendaele Church. He was buried, southeast of Crest Farm. His remains were reinterred in Tyne Cot Cemetery after the war.

Dateien 1

Quellen 4

26th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4934, Microfilm reel number: T-10737--T-10738, File number: 421).
https://library-archives.canada.ca
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McCarthy Chris., Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018).
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4159 - 5).
https://library-archives.canada.ca
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314; Volume Number: 190).
https://library-archives.canada.ca
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