To the forum; The Royal Canadian Hussars Association has been contacted by a Dutch historian to determine if Lt. A.F. Harris of the 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars ( 7th Recce Regiment, 3rd Canadian Division) is still alive. Failing that, would any of his family be available to commemorate the liberation of a Dutch village in April of 1945. We think Arthur Frederick Harris was born on May 6, 1919 in Oshawa Ontario Canada. He was one of 3 children born to Henry and Mercy Harris. His parents came to Canada from Ireland. Lt. A.F. Harris was a replacement officer with 7th Recce. Would anyone be able to assist finding Harris or his next of kin? Would Ancestry be deployed to assist? Many thanks in advance for any and all help.
Father: Henry Harris 1887–1966 BIRTH 18 JUL 1887 • Holywood, Down, Northern Ireland DEATH AUGUST 19, 1966 • Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, USA Mother: Mercy Telford 1884–1954 BIRTH 4 SEP 1884 • Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland DEATH 20 JULY 1954 • Waterford, New London, Connecticut Arthur Frederick Harris 1919–1996 BIRTH 6 MAY 1919 • Oshawa, Canada DEATH 23 AUG 1996 • Waterford, New London, Connecticut, USA TD Arthurs wife Anne T Jarvie 1916–2002 BIRTH 13 SEP 1916 • Prince Albert DEATH 13 MAY 2002 • Marlborough, Connecticut, USA Children of Henry and Mercy Henry Telford "Ted" Harris 1913–2010 Kathleen Harris 1916–2016 Arthur Frederick Harris 1919–1996 Private (would need someone with access to Ancestry Canada ti find this person who could still be alive as its shown as 'Private' Its also possible that Arthur had a children or children with Annie as I do not know the date of their marriage From further investigations it seems they had 3 children Anne T Jarvie 1916–2002 Private Private Private From 1949 she is shown as - Residence 1949 • New London, Connecticut, USA
TD I think that stand for touchdown! Many thanks for this. It will start to open the door to locate next of kin.
Thanks to TD for starting to nudge that door open a wee bit. Dryan67 joined in and we now have next of kin to contact to help the Dutch historian commemorate the liberation of the town. David, many thanks again.
To tell the complete story. We located the children of Lt. Harris. A zoom call took place with the executive of the Royal Canadian Hussars and the 3 children of Lt. Harris. The children ( all baby boomers ) were very appreciative of our efforts. War records have been ordered from LAC by an Ottawa based researcher. Thanks to Klambie for that contact. Thanks to forum members Tricky Dicky and Dryan67 for their help along the way.
