Source: War Diary April 1916
Family Search: When Lieutenant Harold Alexander Colter was born on 10 May 1885, in Cayuga, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, his father, Charles Wesley Colter, was 39 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Folinsbee, was 37. He married Sarah Gladys Elliot before 1934. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ontario, Canada in 1885. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1940, his occupation is listed as postmaster in Cayuga, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. He died on 4 January 1940, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 54.
Note: Attestation papers are upon re-enlistment in 1917. Attestation papers record experience in:
– 33rd Overseas Battalion 7 months Lieutenant .
– 9th Overseas Battalion 8 months Lieutenant .
– 18th Overseas Battalion 7 months Lieutenant .
– Law Society of Ontario Picture also indicates he served in the 54th Battalion.
Lt Harold A. Colter, son of Judge C. W. Colter of St Thomas
Evening Review newspaper Friday January 05, 1940 obituary indicates he died in a car accident.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada · Friday, January 05, 1940. Page 3.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 