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Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils de Allison et Louisa Harmon, de Woodstock, Nouveau-Brunswick. Époux de Hattie A. Harmon, de Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick.
Galerie numérique de Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
The award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal was published in The London Gazette.<P>
Issue No. 29503 of 10 March 1916:-
5112 Sapper B.W. Harmon, 1st Field Company, Canadian Engineers.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion; he constructed a barricade with sandbags across a road under heavy fire, and kept repairing it, when party demolished by heavy shell fire.
Later he remained for thirty-six hours alone constructing tunnels. On another occasion he accompanied the assault in charge of a blocking party to barricade trenches gained. After the first line of trenches had been taken and nearly all the party killed or wounded, Sapper Harmon armed himself with bombs and continued to force his way forward until he had exhausted the supply and could get no more. During the operations he was severely wounded in several places.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
The award of the Military Cross was published in The London Gazette Issue No. 29940 of 13 February 1917:-<P>
Lt. Burdette William Harmon, Can. Inf.<BR>
For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a raiding party into the enemy¿s trench
bombed three dug-outs, inflicting many casualties on the enemy, and brought back two unwounded prisoners.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
The award of the Cross of St. George, 4th Class, was published in The London Gazette
Issue No. 29945 of 13 February 1917:-
5112 Sapper Burdette William Harmon, Field Company, Canadian Engineers.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
Source: Portraits of 28 Woodstock New Brunswick men who died during the first World War were published in the "All Woodstock Number" of the August 1922 issue of "The Busy East of Canada" (Vol. 13, No. 1). This section was captioned: "Woodstock Boys, Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War". Retouching: M. I. Pirie, 2011.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant Burdette William Harmon
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Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England, 2008.
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The award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal was published in The London Gazette.<P> Issue No. 29503 of 10 March 1916:- 5112 Sapper B.W. Harmon, 1st Field Company, Canadian Engineers. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion; he constructed a barricade with sandbags across a road under heavy fire, and kept repairing it, when party demolished by heavy shell fire. Later he remained for thirty-six hours alone constructing tunnels. On another occasion he accompanied the assault in charge of a blocking party to barricade trenches gained. After the first line of trenches had been taken and nearly all the party killed or wounded, Sapper Harmon armed himself with bombs and continued to force his way forward until he had exhausted the supply and could get no more. During the operations he was severely wounded in several places.
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The award of the Military Cross was published in The London Gazette Issue No. 29940 of 13 February 1917:-<P> Lt. Burdette William Harmon, Can. Inf.<BR> For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a raiding party into the enemy¿s trench bombed three dug-outs, inflicting many casualties on the enemy, and brought back two unwounded prisoners.
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The award of the Cross of St. George, 4th Class, was published in The London Gazette Issue No. 29945 of 13 February 1917:- 5112 Sapper Burdette William Harmon, Field Company, Canadian Engineers.
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Source: Portraits of 28 Woodstock New Brunswick men who died during the first World War were published in the "All Woodstock Number" of the August 1922 issue of "The Busy East of Canada" (Vol. 13, No. 1). This section was captioned: "Woodstock Boys, Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War". Retouching: M. I. Pirie, 2011.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE MILITAIRE DE VILLERS-BRETONNEUX Somme, France
Villers-Bretonneux est un village à 16 kilomètres à l'est d'Amiens, sur la route droite principale qui mène à Saint-Quentin. Le cimetière se trouve à 2 kilomètres au nord du village, du côté est de la route de Fouilloy.
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