Harry Franklin Cowherd

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
174824
Unit at enlistment: 
86th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Brantford, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
419 Garth Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
419 Garth Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Machinist
Religious denominations: 
Methodist
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
26

Letters and documents

BX April 29, 1915

Passed Six and Failed

Harry Franklin Cowherd, who has been a member of the Fourth Canadian Mounted Rifles since last fall, has returned to the city. He passed six doctors successfully and when a seventh medical expert went over his physical frame he discovered a defect hitherto unknown, and Harry was rejected.