Pte
Harry Wilfred Havens
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 03/03/1887 |
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Place of birth: New Brunswick, Jacksonville, Canada |
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: Private |
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Service number: 817921 |
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Enlistment place: NB, Saint John, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 26th Bn. (New Brunswick) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
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Place of death: Passchendaele, Crest Farm, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 30 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XXXV Row: E Grave: 5 |
Points of interest 3
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| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | ‘Place of death’ |
Additional information
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.
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.
Sources 6
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Circumstances of death http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=pf868q7td101us1usidkvu8pl1&sqn=490&q2=28&q3=2300&tt=971 Sources used |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/463110/HAVENS,%20H%20W Sources used |
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Passchendaele Day-By-Day, McCarthy C. Sources used |
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Service Records http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary 26 CAN Bn https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02015202_e.html Sources used |