Strahan, Harry Manford: Service no. 2448508

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Harry Manford Strahan. 21 years, 1837 Montcalm, pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Indianapolis News. June 28, 1920. Page 12.

Summary of Service for Private Harry Strahan reg. no. 2448508

Date	Event	Remarks
December 5, 1898	Born	Born at Champaign, Illinois.
August 31, 1917	Enlists	Enlists at Windsor, Ontario with the 1st Depot Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment. He is a labourer residing at 204 21st Street, Detroit, Michigan. He is an American citizen and it is curious why he joined the C.E.F. when the American Armed Forces was fully engaged in the war against Germany at this time.     His next-of-kin is listed as his father, Thomas Strahan, residing at 303 Avondale Avenue, Champaign, Illinois.   He has no prior military experience and stands 5’ 6” tall with perfect, 20/20 vision.
September 5, 1917	Vaccinated and Anti-Typhoid Injections
September 7, 1917	Completes form Particulars of Family of an Officer or Man Enlisted in C.E.F.	Indicates he has no children and that his father is Thomas Strahan and his mother is Mary Strahan, both residing at 303 Avondale Avenue, Champaign, Illinois. He is insured with Prudential.
September 11, 1917	Anti-Typhoid Injections
September 24, 1917	Anti-Typhoid Injections
December 18, 1917	Embarks for England	Embarks from St. John’s, New Brunswick on H.M.T. Messanabie.
December 31, 1918	Disembarks at Glasgow, Scotland
December 31, 1918	Taken on Strength	Taken on strength with the 4th Reserve Battalion, Bramshott, England.
April 7, 1918	Proceeds Overseas	Proceeds overseas to join the 18th Battalion.
April 8, 1918	Arrives 2nd Canadian Infantry Base Depot	Arrives 2nd C.I.B.D. at Etaples, France
April 10, 1918	Transferred to Canadian Corp Reinforcement Camp	Transfers to C.C.R.C. at Etaples, France.
August 1, 1918	Sentenced under F.G.C.M to 2 days Field Punishment No. 1	Absent without leave for 4.75 hours on July 27, 1918.
August 13, 1918	Arrives 18th Battalion.	The Battalion is in Brigade Support at Fourquescourt Corner.
August 27, 1918	Wounded	Wounded in heavy fighting at Telegraph Hill, Rake Trench. On this day 10 men of the 18th Battalion were killed and Private Strahan was one of the 150 men wounded.
August 28, 1918	Transferred to Hospital Train	Transferred to 29 Ambulance Train.
August 29, 1918	Admitted Hospital	Admitted 4th General Hospital.
August 30, 1918	Transferred to England	Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
January 1918	Assigns Pay	Assigns $15.00 per month to his mother, Mrs. Mary Strahan.
January 10, 1918	Admitted Hospital, Aldershot, England	N.Y.D. – Not yet determined.
January 16, 1918	Discharged	N.Y.D. Appears to be pityriasis rosea.
September 4, 1918	Admitted 12 Stationary Hospital
September 9, 1918	Taken on Strength	Taken on Strength from the 18th Battalion to the Western Ontario Regimental Depot.
December 13, 1918	Admitted Hospital	Admitted to Aldershot Military Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left arm.
January 10, 1919	Discharged	Discharged from hospital and transfers to Western Ontario Regiment Depot at Bramshott, England.
February 5, 1919	Struck of Strength	Struck off strength from the W.O.R.D. to the Casualty Clearing Center, Military District No. 1 (London, Ontario).
February 19, 1919	Stuck of Strength to Canada	Embarked S.S. Scotian at Liverpool, England for Canada.
March 19, 1919	Medical Exam for Discharge	Lists his sister, Clara Strahan, as his next of kin. She is living at 138 18th Street, Detroit, Michigan.
March 22, 1919	Discharged from Service	Discharged from military service at London, Ontario. Discharged at medically unfit due to a G.S.W. to the left arm.
June 15, 1920	Deceased	Dies from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and is commemorated at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial and page 554 of the Book of Remembrance. He is buried at  Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA.