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Son of Charles and Hannah Compton of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Pte Charles Duncan Compton, 18th Battalion, killed in action at Vimy 9 April 1917.
Digital gallery of Private Harold Compton
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
A clearer view (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Pte. Harold Compton is mentioned in this article about the death of his brother at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917.
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Pte. Harold Compton was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. He enlisted in the 95th Battalion C.E.F. in Toronto on October 27th, 1915. In honoured memory.
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Harold Compton
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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A clearer view (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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Pte. Harold Compton is mentioned in this article about the death of his brother at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917.
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Pte. Harold Compton was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. He enlisted in the 95th Battalion C.E.F. in Toronto on October 27th, 1915. In honoured memory.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Page 69 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France) Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.
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