Born on 12 July 1896 in England - no next of kin indicated - at the time of his enlistment in 1915: trade as labourer, single, no current or previous military service, Roman Catholic, height of 5 feet 4.75 inches, chest of 33 inches fully expanded, healthy complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 16 February 1915 (number 410209) - transferred to the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 28 August 1915.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force)
4 comments:
Hi,
I just wanted to thank you for putting in all this work as Private William Harper was my great-uncle At present I don't have much more information about him than you do, though I can say that in other military records he listed his brother James as his next of kin.
Jo Harper
Thanks for your comment.
Ken
Hi again Ken,
Please can I ask how you know that William transferred to the 2nd Battalion? Can I see a listing somewhere?
Thanks
Jo
Hi Jo,
I have his transfer information from two of the documents listed at the bottom of the post, the battalion nominal roll in the archives of the Canadian War Museum and the personnel list from The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa regimental museum. I would need to see his personnel file at Library and Archives Canada (which I hope to do some day) to make a final confirmation that he was a member of the reinforcement draft sent to the 2nd Battalion, CEF.
Ken
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