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Harry Bernard Ferris

In memory of:

Private Harry Bernard Ferris

September 8, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

202097

Force:

Army

Unit:

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information


Born:

July 3, 1891

Commemorated on Page 236 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION (ROUEN)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

P. III. E. 8A.

Location:

The St. Sever Cemetery and Extension (Rouen) is situated about 3 kilometres south of Rouen Cathedral and a short distance west of the road from Rouen to Elbeuf. If travelling from Elbeuf or Caen on the N.138, follow Avenue Des Canadiens right down to the roundabout. Then take the fourth exit into Rue Stanislas De Jardin, and the cemetery lies 150 metres on the left. The CWGC signpost is located at the entrance of the cemetery. The cemetery covers an area of 49,885 square metres. The War Stone is on the boundary of the original Cemetery and the Extension, facing the City of Rouen War Memorial. The Cross is raised on a terrace on the further side of the Extension. The Chapel, cruciform and surmounted by a dome, is in the middle of the Extension.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Group Photo– An unidentified group photo taken in France of 13 men transferred from the 95th Battalion to the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. As of right now, 5 of the 13 have been identified with relative positivity based on facial comparisons. They are Robert Miles Richardson standing as the first man in the back row, Harry Bernard Ferris standing third in the back row, George Crane sitting first in the middle row, John Edward Crane sitting next to his brother second in the middle row, and William Robert Loveys sitting as the third man in middle row. Currently in the collection of Andrew Webb-Trezzi
  • Memorial– Inscription for H. Bernard FERRIS found on Charles A. Ferris' grave marker at Fredericton Rural Cemetery, Fredericton NB, Canada. (Photo credit: Captain (Ret'd) E.L.L. Gaudet, CD)
  • Newspaper Clipping

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