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Harry Collier (b. 1873)

Harry Collier came over the Chilkoot Pass in March 1899 and became a resident of Dawson. He staked claims between 1899 and 1907.1) He was a miner near Dawson in April 1916 when he enlisted to serve in the First World War.2) He was recruited by Captain George Black and was in England by August 1917.3) Collier returned to the Yukon after the war and Polks Gazeteer lists him as a miner in 1923-24.

1)
Yukon Archives, Yukon Genealogy database
2)
Library and Archives Canada, Attestation Paper, WWI Reg. #1015544. 10 April 1916 at Sidney.
3)
Dawson Daily News (Dawson), 17 August 1917.
c/h_collier.txt · Last modified: 2024/10/27 11:03 by sallyr