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Harold Lawson Freeman (1896 - 1917)

Harold Lawson Freeman
Born in Skidegate, Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, British Columbia, Canadamap
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Son of and
Brother of , [private brother (1890s - 1970s)], , , and [private brother (1910s - 1980s)]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 20 in Vimy Ridge battlesite, Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Francemap
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Biography

Harold was born in 1896, the son of Barnabas Cortland Freeman and Ida Lawson.[1] Their family lived in British Columbia.[2] He served in the military during World War One and was killed in action.[3][4]

Birth

Event Type:Baptism[1]
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1896-07-03
Event Place:PORT ESSINGTON
Person:HAROLD LAWSON FREEMAN
Person's Father:B C
Person's Mother:IDA UNKNOWN
Denomination:PRESBYTERIAN
Church Name:PRINCE RUPERT PRESBYTERY
Other Location:PORT ESSINGTON
Birth Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1896-06-06
Birth Location:PORT ESSINGTON
Event Type:Baptism[5]
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1896-07-03
Event Place:PORT ESSINGTON
Person:HAROLD LAWSON FREEMAN
Person's Father:B.C. UNKNOWN
Person's Mother:IDA UNKNOWN
Denomination:METHODIST
Church Name:METHODIST MISSION
Other Location:PORT ESSINGTON
Birth Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1896-06-06

Census, Canada

Canada Census, 1911[2]
Name: Barnabus Corhand Freeman
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 42
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Methodist
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Date: Jul 1869
Birthplace: Ontario
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Barnabus Corhand Freeman Head Male 42 Ontario
Ida Freeman Wife Female 43 Ontario
Harold Lawson Freeman Son Male 15 British Columbia
Frederick Corhand Freeman Son Male 14 British Columbia
Helen Freeman Daughter Female 16 British Columbia
Kathleen Sarah Freeman Daughter Female 11 Ontario
Doreen Freeman Daughter Female 8 British Columbia

Residence

Residence:
Date: 1916
Place: 2226 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Military Service

Type: Military Service [3]
Name: FREEMAN, HAROLD LAWSON
Regimental Number: 911994
Date of Birth: 1896-06-06
Description: 5' 6", Medium complexion, brown eyes, light brown hair.
Enlisted 3 Jul 1916, Vancouver, BC, became part of 196th Battalion.
Sailed from Halifax on SS "Southland" 1 Nov 1916.
Docked in Liverpool, Nov 11 1916.
Transferred from 196th Battalion to 19th Reserve Battalion, Seaford, Sussex, 1 Jan 1917.
Transferred to 46th Battalion, Le Havre, France, 2 Feb 1917.
Joined his unit at the Front, 9 Feb 1917.
Killed in Action, 13 Apr 1917.

Death

Death:
Date: 13 Apr 1917
Place: Vimy Ridge battlesite, Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Cause: Killed in battle
Note: He was killed in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in WW I.
Note: No known grave. His name is on the cenotaph at the battle site.
Private Harold Lawson Freeman [4]
April 13, 1917
Military Service
Service Number:911994
Age:20
Force:Army
Unit:Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:46th Bn.
Additional Information
Born:June 6, 1896
Son of the Rev. Barnabas Cortland Freeman, and Ida Freeman.
Commemorated on Page 240 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial [6]
Pvt Harold Lawson Freeman
BIRTH 6 Jun 1896
Skidegate, Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
DEATH 13 Apr 1917 (aged 20)
Vimy, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
BURIAL Vimy Memorial
Vimy, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
PLOT Final resting place unknown. Name listed on the Vimy Memorial.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BC Archives." Search Our Collection - Royal BC Museum. Accessed March 12, 2019. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy. BC Archives Mfilm Number:B16243 - not available at BC Archives
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Recensement du Canada de 1911," Barnabus Corhand Freeman, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Archives Canada. "Personnel Records of the First World War." Library and Archives Canada. 2018-10-30. Accessed March 12, 2019. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?Id. Number=397480. RG 150, Acc. 1992-93/166, Box 3302 - 21. Item Number: 397480. Image available here: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B3302-S021
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Veterans Affairs Canada. The Canadian Virtual War Memorial. 2019-02-21. Accessed March 12, 2019. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1568116?wbdisable=true.
  5. ↑ "BC Archives." Search Our Collection - Royal BC Museum. Accessed March 12, 2019. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy. BC Archives Mfilm Number:B16254 - not available at BC Archives.
  6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #56677598

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Freeman-3539 created through the import of bgibbard.ged on Oct 29, 2012 by Brant Gibbard. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brant and others.






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Categories: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Pas-de-Calais | Battle of Vimy Ridge | Skidegate, British Columbia | 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I | 196th Battalion (Western Universities), Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I