Anthony, Harold Mark
Lance Corporal.
Lance Corporal Anthony was called into service under the Military Service Act, 1917. He enlisted 13 May 1918 in London, Ontario and was assigned to the 1st Depot Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment. This battalion fought on the Western Front in France and Flanders and returned to Canada in April 1919.
Harold Mark Anthony was born 9 March 1895 in Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. He arrived in Canada 4 May 1911, and settled in Branchton, ON where his occupation prior to the war was labourer. His father, given as his next of kin at enlistment, remained in England. He was Anglican.
Mark Anthony, as he came to be known, was married in June 1920. At the time of his marriage his residence is listed as 23 Ainslie Street, Galt, Ontario. He lived with his wife May (nee Hughes) in North Dumfries where he continued working as a labourer. They subsequently moved to 977 Felix Avenue, Windsor Ontario where he became an office clerk.
Harold Mark Anthony died in 1970 and is buried in Victoria Memorial Gardens, Essex County. Harry Anthony (1925 - 1996), buried nearby, may have been a son.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Anthony, Mark
Private.
His home is in Branchton.
He was overseas.