Sgt. Harmon Saunders
Sergeant Harmon Wilfred Saunders, #234543
Sergeant Harmon Wilfred Saunders, #234543, was born to William Henry Saunders and Martha (Jacobs) on March 18,1892 and lived at 754 Lipton St. Winnipeg, MB as a bookkeeper at the time of his enlistment. He enlisted on Mar. 29, 1916 at the age of 24 in Winnipeg and joined the 203rd Overseas Battalion. He was 5’7”,132 lbs, blue eyes and brown hair and Anglican. His parents were William Henry and Martha Saunders of Carleton Place. He did have life insurance with Dominion Life in Winnipeg and his pay went to his mother. He was the oldest of three siblings including Hazel and Arthes.
After enlistment, Harmon left Halifax and arrived in Liverpool on Nov. 5, 1916. He joined the 18th Reserve Battalion in Seaford. On Mar. 6, 1917, he joined the 44th battalion and went to the field in France. On May 19, 1917, he received a gunshot wound to the left eye but remained in the field. On June 30, 1917 at Lens following the victory at Vimy Ridge, he was wounded again with a dislocation of the femur or right hip due to a shell explosion and being buried in a trench and went to Shorncliffe for recovery. At the Central Military Hospital in Winchester, he started his recovery but had difficulty walking more than one mile without pain. He regularly received massage treatment and it was determined his hip joint was fine. It appears his femur never really healed properly. He did recover a bit, was able to do duty in the Pay Corps for a year and a half, but then his hip became sore again so he went back to the hospital. He sailed on the Megantic on Feb. 6 to Kingston. He was finally discharged on July 17, 1919 as medically unfit from Queen’s Hospital in Kingston with a pensionable disability. He also received dental treatment with seven amalgams and four extractions on July 9. Harmon married Florence Macleod on Feb. 17, 1921 in Winnipeg Veteran Affairs received notice that Harmon passed away on June 30, 1965 in Winnipeg and is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg, MB.
Sergeant Harmon Wilfred Saunders, #234543, was born to William Henry Saunders and Martha (Jacobs) on March 18,1892 and lived at 754 Lipton St. Winnipeg, MB as a bookkeeper at the time of his enlistment. He enlisted on Mar. 29, 1916 at the age of 24 in Winnipeg and joined the 203rd Overseas Battalion. He was 5’7”,132 lbs, blue eyes and brown hair and Anglican. His parents were William Henry and Martha Saunders of Carleton Place. He did have life insurance with Dominion Life in Winnipeg and his pay went to his mother. He was the oldest of three siblings including Hazel and Arthes.
After enlistment, Harmon left Halifax and arrived in Liverpool on Nov. 5, 1916. He joined the 18th Reserve Battalion in Seaford. On Mar. 6, 1917, he joined the 44th battalion and went to the field in France. On May 19, 1917, he received a gunshot wound to the left eye but remained in the field. On June 30, 1917 at Lens following the victory at Vimy Ridge, he was wounded again with a dislocation of the femur or right hip due to a shell explosion and being buried in a trench and went to Shorncliffe for recovery. At the Central Military Hospital in Winchester, he started his recovery but had difficulty walking more than one mile without pain. He regularly received massage treatment and it was determined his hip joint was fine. It appears his femur never really healed properly. He did recover a bit, was able to do duty in the Pay Corps for a year and a half, but then his hip became sore again so he went back to the hospital. He sailed on the Megantic on Feb. 6 to Kingston. He was finally discharged on July 17, 1919 as medically unfit from Queen’s Hospital in Kingston with a pensionable disability. He also received dental treatment with seven amalgams and four extractions on July 9. Harmon married Florence Macleod on Feb. 17, 1921 in Winnipeg Veteran Affairs received notice that Harmon passed away on June 30, 1965 in Winnipeg and is buried in Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg, MB.