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George Harry

George Harry
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
210395
Unit at enlistment: 
98th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Wounded: 
Yes
Date of death: 
August 28th, 1918
Cemetery: 
Wancourt British Cemetery; Pas de Calais, France
Birth country: 
Armenia
Address at enlistment: 
197 Wellington Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
197 Wellington Street, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Blacksmith
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
25

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: “Killed in Action.”  He was instantly killed by machine gun fire whilst taking part in an attack on Vis-en-Artois.

BX April 23, 1917

Brant Casualty List Mounts Up – 22 Today – Twenty-Two Names of Local or County Men Given Out Today – First Brant Battalion Draft Suffered Severely

Issued today is one of the lengthiest weekend casualties lists yet made public since the outbreak of war. In the list are given 19 Brantford men, all of whom with one exception were wounded. Three Simcoe men, two Paris men and one Burford man are also in the list. Many are official confirmations. The Expositor having previously mentioned them. 

George Harry is an Armenian and lived at 197 Wellington Street. He is a single man.

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