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Record #3529
Name :
: Ernest Edward HARPER (1894 - 1917)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Dec 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 24 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Jun 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesIn 1902, Ernest Harper, 8, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 56 children en route to Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

In 1911, Ernest Harper, 16, is shown as a domestic for John Dobson and family in Mornington, Perth North, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as December, 1895, and his immigration year as 1895.

On September 17, 1915, Ernest Edward Harper enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 126549; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment); Division: 13th Bn.). He declared that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was Arthur James Harper, of 159, Columbia Square, Bethnal Green, London; that his date of birth was December 12, 1894; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 5-3/4 inches in height; light complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith.

Private Ernest Edward Harper died November 24, 1917, in France. He is buried at the SUCRERIE CEMETERY, ABLAIN ST.-NAZAIRE, Pas de Calais,France (Grave Reference: II. B. 7). 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-31 14:28:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 14:22:23 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26911 HARPER, Anthony1928ENG,     Mar 1939 : Strathnaver AUS Christian Brothers  
6497 HARPER, Charles J1887ENG,     Mar 1900 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
16507 HARPER, Davina1877SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
19144 HARPER, Eliza1893ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
24281 HARPER, Elizabeth1891 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
9724 HARPER, Elizabeth Ann1890ENG,    , Edmonton Jul 1899 : Lake Huron  Barnardos Tynti  
3529 HARPER, Ernest Edward1894ENG, MDX, London Jun 1902 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11360 HARPER, Fanny1891ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
19796 HARPER, Frank1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
5675 HARPER, George1897IRL,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN Louisa Birt  
7097 HARPER, George1895ENG,     Oct 1910 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
19701 HARPER, H F E1888ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
19691 HARPER, Harold1887ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6612 HARPER, Harry1913ZA_,    , St Petermaritsburg Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
9907 HARPER, James 1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
20076 HARPER, Joshua1874ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
19230 HARPER, Maud1896ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
19797 HARPER, Percy James 1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
14159 HARPER, Rose1885ENG, MDX, Edmonton Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos Tynti  
14127 HARPER, Sarah Jane1886ENG, MDX, Tottenham Jul 1899 : Lake Huron  Barnardos Tynti  
9906 HARPER, William1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes