ISOB LT Harold Van Allen Bealer - Canadian Army, WW1
Details:
Grave: III.A.4
Isolated BurialA standard inscribed upright Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial headstone.
Native of Pennsylvania who elisted in Canada to fight with the Canadian Army during WW1. Received the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for aTrench Raid, January, 1, 1917. Description: For conspicuous gallantry in action. He carried out a successful reconnaissance and obtained most valuable information. Later he repeatedly carried messages under fire. He was severely wounded; Date of award: 1917-02-13. He died of illness in England while recovering from wounds received in France on January 7, 1918.
Source on Inforamtion: https://canadiangreatwarproject.com; CWGC; Find a Grave; https://www.worldwar1centennial.org (Pennylvanians in WW1);
Monument Text:
Lieutenant
Harold Van Allen Bealer
DCM MM
42nd BN Candian Inf
7th January 1918. Aged 24
