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Matthews, Harvey T

Identification

Regimental number: 910852
Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Birth: 26 Mar 1897, Five Islands, NS, Canada
College Building memorial: Second floor, southwest
Slide number(s): HR-2073

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
1915 Agro        

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 15 Feb 1916
Present address: Craik, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Anglican
Age: 18 years, 11 months
Height (inches): 69.75
Chest expansion (inches): 34.75
Amount of expansion (inches): 1.75

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
196th Bn           
1st CMR           
43rd Bn           

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Private  

Family

Father: Mathews, W F
Father's Address: Craik, SK, Canada (1916)

Non-military addresses

Address Occupation Earliest date Latest date Source Notes
Craik  student 1915 1916 U of S Calendar
Craik    1928   1928 list
1928 list = "List of Students who enlisted during the Great War," U of S Archives. The list was completed after F. Underhill went to the University of Toronto in 1927; probably in conjunction with the Memorial Gates. Some of the addresses may be from an earlier date.

Sources

National Archives reference: RG 150 box 6035 - 24
College Building list #: 250
Roll of Honour list #: 144
Roll of Service (1928) #: 228
Long List #: 240

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