Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Harry Flay

In memory of:

Private Harry Flay

September 19, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

643476

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

157th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 14, 1890

Son of Annie Elizabeth Flay, of Ford Cottage, New Milton, Hampshire, England, and the late William Henry Flay.

Commemorated on Page 86 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COOKSTOWN (ST. JOHN'S) CHURCH CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Memorial– This street sign is in Cookstown, Ontario, at Flay Court, which was named in memory of Private Harry Flay. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2020.)

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – This street sign is in Cookstown, Ontario, at Flay Court, which was named in memory of Private Harry Flay. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2020.)
  • Attestation Papers– The front side of Harry Flay's military Attestation Paper.

    Details

    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – The front side of Harry Flay's military Attestation Paper.
  • Attestation Papers– The reverse side of Harry Flay's military Attestation Paper.

    Details

    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – The reverse side of Harry Flay's military Attestation Paper.
  • Newspaper clipping– This item appeared in the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 8, on September 21, 1916.

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – This item appeared in the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 8, on September 21, 1916.
  • Grave Marker– Private Harry Flay's grave marker in St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Church Street, Cookstown, Ontario. Private Flay died of pneumonia at Camp Borden while serving in the 157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), Canadian Expeditionary Force. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2013.)

    Details

    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Private Harry Flay's grave marker in St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Church Street, Cookstown, Ontario. Private Flay died of pneumonia at Camp Borden while serving in the 157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), Canadian Expeditionary Force. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2013.)
  • Inscription– Inscription on Private H. Flay's grave marker, St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Cookstown, Ontario. Oddly, his given name is shown as "Henry" (rather than "Harry") and the date of his death as September 19, 1917 (rather than September 19, 1916). (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2013.)

    Details

    Inscription
    Inscription – Inscription on Private H. Flay's grave marker, St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Cookstown, Ontario. Oddly, his given name is shown as "Henry" (rather than "Harry") and the date of his death as September 19, 1917 (rather than September 19, 1916). (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2013.)
  • Memorial Park– Cookstown Memorial Park

    Details

    Memorial Park
    Memorial Park – Cookstown Memorial Park
  • Memorial– Cookstown Cenotaph

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Cookstown Cenotaph
  • Memorial– Cookstown Cenotaph

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Cookstown Cenotaph

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: