Name
Harvey J. Eby
Born
1890-06-19
Birth Place
Occupation
Butcher
Religion
Methodist
Died
1961
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
6788
Highest Rank
Sapper
Conflict
Battalion
1st Battalion - 1st Contingent
Enlisted
Valcartier, QC
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1914-09-22
Prev Exp
4 Yrs. Military Camp and South African Boer War.
Wounded Date
1915-12-06
Wounds
Gunshot wound, back, chest, shoulder
Wounded Where
France
Discharge Date
1919-03-13
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
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Notes
Also served in the South Africa Boer War. Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Lot # 2 Block C Section N/E.Sources & Links
- a) “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001;- b) See also Obituary in the Walkerton Herald-Times, November 16, 1961.
- c) In honoured memory of the men of Southampton and Saugeen reserve who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 : order of service for unveiling of memorial (A957.013.001).
- Library & Archives Canada