Private Harold Compton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1898-07-23
Place of birth: Beverley Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Charles Compton, father. 696 Ashdale Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
696 Ashdale Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-11-26
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. E. 16.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 201344
Highest Rank:
Private
(60th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 60th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-10-27 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Images
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 297085
LAC ID:
111753
Service file: B1902-S034
Uploader's Notes:
Attestation papers list dob as 1897. Was 1898 per Susan Rutledge. The family story goes that once he was over fighting, my Great-Grandmother found out and she wrote and said that he was under-age. The official letter arrived at his unit saying that he was to be sent home - but it was too late, he had been killed that morning.
Newspaper articles are posted on the photo collection page within his Canadian Virtual Memorial entry.
According to a Toronto Evening Telegram article dated December 6th, 1916 (original to appear shortly at the above link), Compton had been in Canada about two years. He originally enlisted with the 95th Battalion, and was later transferred. His brother Pte. Charles Duncan Compton was killed at Vimy Ridge.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 95th Battalion Subsequently transferred.
Private Army Canadian Infantry 60th Battalion ]
Private Army Canadian Infantry 60th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-07