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Harold Edwyn Anson Pentreath

In memory of:

Major Harold Edwyn Anson Pentreath

May 16, 1940
Vancouver, British Columbia

Military Service

Age:

49

Force:

Army

Unit:

British Columbia Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Additional Information

Born:

April 13, 1891
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Husband of Ethel B. Pentreath, of Vancouver.

Commemorated on Page 17 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Hornel. R. 4. Blk 3-15.12.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Harold Pentreath– Pentreath, Harold Edwyn Anson - Major, E. D. Born 13th April, 1891, at Winnipeg. Educated at Vancouver. Entered the service of the Eastern Townships Bank 28th October, 1909. Served at Vancouver city' branches. On active service with The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) in the rank of Major 1st September, 1939. Appointed District Records Officer of Military District No.11, at Esquimalt, B.C. Died of a heart attack in Vancouver 16th May, 1940. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

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    Photo of Harold Pentreath
    Photo of Harold Pentreath – Pentreath, Harold Edwyn Anson - Major, E. D. Born 13th April, 1891, at Winnipeg. Educated at Vancouver. Entered the service of the Eastern Townships Bank 28th October, 1909. Served at Vancouver city' branches. On active service with The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) in the rank of Major 1st September, 1939. Appointed District Records Officer of Military District No.11, at Esquimalt, B.C. Died of a heart attack in Vancouver 16th May, 1940. From a memorial booklet prepared by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

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