BANCROFT, H.

Bancroft, Harold, Private, 53439, “F” Unit, Canadian Infantry
Formerly 18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Born Padfield, Derbyshire
Enlisted Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Died 22nd January 1917 aged 26
Son of George William and Naomi Bancroft, of Hadfield, Manchester, England.
Buried in London (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Army Service records information:
Harold was born in Derbyshire, on the 3rd December 1889. He enlisted in Chatham, Ontario, 26th October 1914, stating his occupation as a farm labourer, and his next of kin as George William Bancroft, of 48, Avenue, Hadfield, Derbyshire. He had previously served with the Lancashire Fusiliers for two years. He was five feet six and a half inches in height, had a light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair, and he was a Wesleyan.

Commemorated on the memorial at: Hadfield and Hadfield - Wesleyan Church and Sunday School.

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