Private Charles Sydney Harper
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Harper,
Charles Sydney
Date of birth: 1881-09-27
Place of birth: London England
Next of kin: Ruth K. Harper; mother; 3 Electra House, Hazelmare, Surrey, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): RNWMP
Occupation (normalized): Policeman and other Maintainers of Law and Order (except Military)
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 101552
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Corporal (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Corporal (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Corporal, 49th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
446563
Service file: B4069-S016
Uploader's Notes: One year prior military service with 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. 16 years service with Royal North West Mounted Police - he joined the North West Mounted Police in 1900. He took his discharge from the RNWMP in the fall of 1915 to join the CEF. He transferred to the 49th Battalion and served in France where he was wounded, gassed and invalided to England. He was discharged due to his wounds and returned to Canada rejoining the RNWMP. He was serving in the Yukon where he died December 11, 1922.
Uploader's Research notes: [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion No. 2 Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 9th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry Alberta Regimental Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Canadian Command Depot Private Army Canadian Provost Corps Canadian Military Police Shorncliffe Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Casualty Training Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2011-04-04
Last modified: 2020-09-14