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Francis William Harris

In memory of:

Lieutenant Francis William Harris

September 29, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

512611

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)

Additional Information


Born:

February 13, 1893
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

March 25, 1916
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Donald James and Margaret V. Harris, of Ottawa, Ontario; husband of Myrella E. Bogoerts, of Antwerp, Belgium. Enlisted as Private, commissioned on the field.

Commemorated on Page 424 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. E. 5.

Location:

Bourlon is a village approximately 6 kilometres west of Cambrai. It lies between the main Cambrai to Bapaume road (N30) and the Cambrai to Arras road (D939). The BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY is signposted from the centre of the village as is the Canadian Forces Memorial. On approaching the Memorial the road should be followed to the left where an unsurfaced track descends about 200 metres to the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008.

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