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Harry James Proven

In memory of:

Sergeant Harry James Proven

September 29, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

425222

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Additional Information


Born:

January 2, 1893
Clanwilliam, Manitoba

Enlistment:

January 30, 1915
Minnedosa, Manitoba

Son of James and Harriett Proven, of Clanwilliam, Manitoba.

His brother Ernest Albert Proven died on April 12, 1917 while serving the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Commemorated on Page 488 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

C. 24.

Location:

Queant is a village 19 kilometres south-east of Arras. The Cemetery is on the western outskirts of the village on the west side of the road to Riencourt-les-Cagnicourt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– Sergeant Proven's grave at Queant.
  • Photo of Sergeant Harry James Proven, 1st CMR CEF
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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