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Harold John Culver

In memory of:

Private Harold John Culver

December 8, 1919
Toronto, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

139054

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

January 1, 1891
Faversham, England

Enlistment:

July 23, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Morriss and Elizabeth Ann Culver; husband of Mrs. R. J. Ruth (formerly Culver), of Silverthorne, Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 532 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PROSPECT) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

G.W.V.A. 348.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Harold John Culver– Harold Culver gassed on the Somme 1916

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    Photo of Harold John Culver – Harold Culver gassed on the Somme 1916
  • Circumstances of death– Culver was gassed on the Somme in 1916. Sailed from Liverpool for Canada per the SS Crampian on February 20, 1917, suffering from Phthisis [pulmonary tuberculosis or a similar progressive systemic disease] He died at his home, 509 Salem Ave, Toronto, of Pulmonary tuberculosis, probably related to war related lung damage. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2860&sqn=1093&tt=1244&PHPSESSID=ik5sksb1a0umdpbmfqru47ffl19hbuuu5fehit459aviq9ma6nl0

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    Circumstances of death
    Circumstances of death – Culver was gassed on the Somme in 1916. Sailed from Liverpool for Canada per the SS Crampian on February 20, 1917, suffering from Phthisis [pulmonary tuberculosis or a similar progressive systemic disease] He died at his home, 509 Salem Ave, Toronto, of Pulmonary tuberculosis, probably related to war related lung damage. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2860&sqn=1093&tt=1244&PHPSESSID=ik5sksb1a0umdpbmfqru47ffl19hbuuu5fehit459aviq9ma6nl0
  • Grave marker– Grave Marker at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto. "Gassed on the Seine" is likely a carving error - should be "Gassed on the Somme".

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave Marker at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto. "Gassed on the Seine" is likely a carving error - should be "Gassed on the Somme".
  • Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery– Toronto November 2023

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    Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery
    Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery – Toronto November 2023
  • Grave marker– Prospect Cemetery, Toronto November 2023

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Prospect Cemetery, Toronto November 2023

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