Walter Charles Harman (1871 - 1947)

Born 13 Sep 1871 in Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Biography

Walter was born in 1871. He is the son of Timothy Harman and Amelia Evans.

Walter appears in the 1881 Canada Census. The information is as follows: Surname: HARMAN, Given Name: Walter, Gender: M, Age: 5, Birth Year: 1876, Marital Status: M, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: C Methodist, Nationality: German, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 137, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North, Sub-District Number: H, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 200, Page Number: 40, Microfilm: C-13249, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 3627980. Others in the household included: Timothy, age 45; Amelia, age 43; Margaret, age 20; Fletcher, age 18; Nancy, age 16; William, age 14; James, age 14; Alexander, age 12; Olive, age 2.

Walter appears in the Canada Census of 1891. The information is as follows: 1891 Canada census - Ontario - Muskoka - Franklin & Sinclair & Chaffey Townships

page 34 - film T6354 - Electoral District of Muskoka & Parry Sound HARMAN Timothy male, age 54, married, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer; HARMAN Amelia female, age 51, married, wife, born in Ontario, father born in Wales, mother born in Ontario, Methodist; HARMAN William, male, age 28, son, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer HARMAN James, male, age 23, son, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer HARMAN Alexander, male, age 21, son born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist, occupation farmer HARMAN Walter, male, age 14, son born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist HARMAN Alice, female, age 12, daughter, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist HARMAN Lucretia, female, age 8, daughter, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Methodist.

Walter appears in the Canada Census, 1901 in Chaffey, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. The information is as follows:

Timothy Harman, Head, Male, age 64, born in Ontario;

Amelia Harman, Wife, Female, age 61, born in Ontario;

James A Harman, Son, Male, age 32, born in Ontario;

Alexander Harman, Son, Male, age 30, born in Ontario;

Walter Harman, Son, Male, age 23, born in Ontario; and

Rosannah L Harman, Daughter, Female, age 18 born in Ontario.

Walter appears in the Canada Census of 1911. The information is as follows: Surname: Harmon, Given Name: Walter, Gender: Male, Age: 34, Birth Year: 1877, Birth Month: September, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: Ontario, Relationship: Lodger, Ethnic Origin: Canadian, Province: Ontario, District Name: Thunder Bay and Rainy River, District Number: 123, Sub-District Name: Dryden, Sub-District Number: 74, Sub-District Description: NULL, Family Number: 49, Page Number: 5, Microfilm: T-20399, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 5388881.

War Service: Served in the Canadian Armed Forces - Regimental Number 198382, 94th Battalion. See note below. Signed up 1 December 1915. Sailed from Halifax on the S. S. Olympic 28 June 1916 for England. Went to France 30 January 1917. He suffered a gun shot wound to the right leg and head on 9 June 1917. Returned to England 11 June 1917. He sailed from Liverpool to Canada on the S. S. Metagama on 23 Dec 1917. Discharged from service due to injuries on 15 February 1918.

Date of death was recorded from his World War 1 files.

Sources

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1881: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 7 Apr. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3627980.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1891: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 16 Oct. 2015, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2127116.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1901: Timothy Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 15 Mar. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2328677.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1911: Walter Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 15 Apr. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=5388881.

Archives Canada. “Personnel Records of the First World War: Walter Harman.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 24 Oct. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=442278.

“94th Battalion (New Ontario), CEF.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Aug. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/94th_Battalion_(New_Ontario),_CEF.

Notes:

The 94th Battalion (New Ontario), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 94th Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 28 June 1916, where, on 18 July 1916, its personnel were absorbed by the 17th Reserve Battalion, CEF and the 32nd Battalion, CEF, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 27 July 1918.[1]

The 94th Battalion recruited in Port Arthur, Fort William, Kenora, Rainy River, Fort Frances and Dryden, Ontario and was mobilized at Port Arthur.[2]

The 94th Battalion was commanded by Lt.-Col. H.A.C. Machin from 28 June 1916 to 18 July 1916.[3]

The 94th Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1916.[4]

The 94th Battalion, CEF is perpetuated by the 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA.