Herbert Edgar Harris

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

270068

Unit at enlistment:

215th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Commemorated at:

Grace Anglican Church, Victoria Public School Honour Roll

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Stratford, Ontario, C/O Bank of Toronto

Next of kin address:

23 Waterloo Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Bank clerk

Employer:

Bank of Toronto

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Accident/Illness

BX January 15, 1918

Veterans Returning

A contingent of 152 returned men is expected to arrive at North Toronto Station tomorrow night and among the contingent are several Brantford men, including the following: Pte. A. Butler, 127 Chestnut Avenue; Pte. H.J. Hall, 275 Brant Avenue; Sapper H.E. Harris, 151 St. Paul Avenue; Pte. H. Jackson, 36 North Park Street, care Grandview; Pte. J.H. Liddell, 66 Cayuga Street; Pte. E.W. Pattison, 98 Oxford Street, Corp. A. Yeates.

BX January 17, 1918

Three Veterans Came Home Last Evening

Three returned soldiers arrived home last night at 10.30 on the Brantford and Hamilton radial and were welcomed by Secretary MacDonald of the Soldiers’ Aid Commission and Secretary Cornelius of the G.W.V.A. A bigger deputation including the mayor and Mr. J.S. Dowling, awaited the 9.30 car, but it was an hour later before the soldiers got here. The three who arrived included H.E. Harris, 151 St. Paul’s Avenue; E. Pattison, 86 Oxford Street, who lost his right arm, and Lance-Corp. Isaac, 140 Alfred Street, who lost his right leg. Taxis were provided to take the soldiers home.

Others expected to arrive today are Pte. Butler, 137 Chestnut Avenue; H.J. Hall, 275 Brant Avenue, H. Jackson, 59 North Park Street; J.H. Liddell, 66 Cayuga Street and Corp. A. Yeates, corner Chatham and Murray Street.