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Lt. · 13 Canadian Infantry

Harry Austin McCleave

† 10/10/1916 · aged 24 · Contay British Cemetery, II.A.14; personal inscription: I HAVE NOT FEARED WHAT MAN CAN DO FOR I ON GOD RELY

Personal data

NameMcCleave
InitialsH.A.
Christian nameHarry Austin
Date and place of birthStewiacke (Nova Scotia) ; 21.02.1892
ProfessionTeacher
FamilySon of John Henry and Caroline K. McCleave, of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia

Extra information

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Educated at Stewiacke h!igh school, Colchester County Academy and Dalhousie University in Halifax. Awarded a Rhodes scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford in 1915.

Military data

RankLt.
Regiment / Unit13 Canadian Infantry
Date of death
Age24
Cemetery / MemorialContay British Cemetery, II.A.14; personal inscription: I HAVE NOT FEARED WHAT MAN CAN DO FOR I ON GOD RELY

Other information

Information
Stayed at Talbot House on 19.06.1916
Information 2
His brother, Acting Bombardier Spencer Howard McCleave, 6 Siege Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery, was killed on 21.05.1917, aged 2 (La Targette British Cemetery)

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