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John Hardie
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 09/12/1891 |
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Place of birth: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Rifleman |
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Service number: 186310 |
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Enlistment date: 03/12/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 8th Bn. (90th Rifles) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 10/11/1917 |
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Place of death: No. 47 Casualty Clearing Station, Dozinghem, Westvleteren, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 25 |
Cemetery
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Dozinghem Military Cemetery Plot: XIV Row: B Grave: 16 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of wounding |
My story
Rifleman John Hardie – a farmer from Hartney, Manitoba - served with the 8th Battalion Canadian Infantry also known as the 90th Rifles. The Battalion was part of the 2nd Brigade, of the 1st Canadian Division.
On the 8th of November 1917, the 8th Canadian Infantry relieved the 13th Canadian Infantry in the front line trenches astride the Mosselmarkt-Meetcheele Road. Two days later, on the 10th of November 1917, the 2nd Canadian Brigade was to attack the crest of the Passchendaele Ridge, taking Venture Farm and Vindictive Crossroads. Battalion Headquarters were established at Meetcheele, but at 8.00 a.m. on the 9th Headquarters moved forward to Mosselmarkt. During the night and throughout the 9th of November the 8th Battalion was heavily shelled. One company commander, four officers and sixty other ranks became casualties.
John Hardie, 25, was one of them. He suffered from shrapnel wounds to his right leg, genitals, his neck and his head. John was evacuated to No. 47 Casualty Clearing Station, near the village of Westvleteren, where he succumbed to his wounds on the following day.
On the 8th of November 1917, the 8th Canadian Infantry relieved the 13th Canadian Infantry in the front line trenches astride the Mosselmarkt-Meetcheele Road. Two days later, on the 10th of November 1917, the 2nd Canadian Brigade was to attack the crest of the Passchendaele Ridge, taking Venture Farm and Vindictive Crossroads. Battalion Headquarters were established at Meetcheele, but at 8.00 a.m. on the 9th Headquarters moved forward to Mosselmarkt. During the night and throughout the 9th of November the 8th Battalion was heavily shelled. One company commander, four officers and sixty other ranks became casualties.
John Hardie, 25, was one of them. He suffered from shrapnel wounds to his right leg, genitals, his neck and his head. John was evacuated to No. 47 Casualty Clearing Station, near the village of Westvleteren, where he succumbed to his wounds on the following day.
