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Mary Evelyn Harkans

In memory of:

Private Mary Evelyn Harkans

April 26, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

W/4844

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Women's Army Corps

Additional Information


Born:

September 16, 1917
Campbellton, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

February 13, 1943
Montreal, Quebec

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Harkans, of Mont Joli.

Commemorated on Page 328 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. M. Lot 3410. Grave 2235.

Location:

Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Letter– Letter to Mrs. Harkans explaining Mary's treatment.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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