Arthur Henry Harwood

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772216

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

January 22nd, 1917

Cemetery:

Hersin Communal Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - I.D.18.

Commemorated at:

Grace Anglican Church, Oakland Methodist Church

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Gloucestershire

Birth city:

Gloucester

Address at enlistment:

Scotland, Ontario

Next of kin address:

51 High Street, Gloucester, England

Trade or calling:

Farmer

Employer:

A.E. Bonham

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Trenches at Souchez.

BX February 17, 1917

Private Arthur Harwood Killed in Action – “He Was a Man” Is High Tribute Paid by His Late Employer

Word has been received that Private Arthur Henry Harwood of the 125th Battalion has made the supreme sacrifice. He won many friends by his winning disposition while in this city, and the report of his death has caused much regret. He was killed on January 23 by a shot through the head from a sniper’s rifle.

He came to Canada three years ago from England, and was employed by A.E. Bonham, R.R. No. 1 Scotland, Ontario. “He was the best I ever had. He was a man,” was Mr. Bonham’s tribute to him this morning. He was an active member of the Oakland Church, in which a memorial sacrifice will be held. He was a single man, and 23 years old, and held repute as a middleweight boxer. His brother, James Harwood, is also a member of the 125th.