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Henry Lovell “Harry” Simons (1878 – 1915)

Harry Simons was born in London and immigrated to Canada in 1901. He served three years with the Royal Canadian Dragoons before joining the North-West Mounted Police in 1903. He served in Dawson before he was discharged in 1909.1) He was a teamster when he enlisted for service in the First World War in November 1914.2)

Private Simons was killed in action in November 1915. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal, and the Allied Victory Medal. He is buried in Belgium.3)

1) , 3)
D. Blair Neatby and Michael Gates, The Yukon Fallen of World War I. Whitehorse: Whitehorse Legion Branch 254, 2018: 97.
2)
WWI Reg. #75473. November 11, 1914 in Vancouver. Attestation Paper, Library and Archives Canada
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