Harvey Taylor Beecroft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Sep 1892 - Eldon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Christening:
Death: 8 Oct 1916
Burial: in Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Military
<http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/Detail&casualty=1565136>• Military
In memory of
Lieutenant
HARVEY TAYLOR BEECROFT
who died on October 8, 1916.
Military Service:
Age: 24
Force: Army
Regiment: Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Unit: 7th Company ntblntbl
Additional Information:
Son of William James and Isabella Beecroft, of 61st Street East, Edmonton, Alberta.
Commemorated on Page 52 of the
First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial Information:
Cemetery: VIMY MEMORIAL Pas de Calais, France [CLICK HERE FOR CEMETERY PLAN] <http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/cem&cemetery=87900>
Grave Reference: N/A
Location: Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Vimy Memorial, which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The Memorial is signposted from this road to the left, just before you enter the village of Vimy from the south. The memorial itself is someway inside the memorial park, but again it is well signposted. At the base of the memorial, these words appear in French and in English:
TO THE VALOUR OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR SIXTY THOUSAND DEAD THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF CANADA Inscribed on the ramparts of the Vimy Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as 'missing, presumed dead' in France. A plaque at the entrance to the memorial states that the land for the battlefield park, 91.18 hectares in extent, was 'the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the people of Canada'. Construction of the massive work began in 1925, and 11 years later, on July 26, 1936, the monument was unveiled by King Edward VIII. The park surrounding the Vimy Memorial was created by horticultural experts. Canadian trees and shrubs were planted in great masses to resemble the woods and forests of Canada. Wooded parklands surround the grassy slopes of the approaches around the Vimy Memorial. Trenches and tunnels have been restored and preserved and the visitor can picture the magnitude of the task that faced the Canadian Corps on that distant dawn when history was made. On April 3, 2003, the Government of Canada designated April 9th of each year as a national day of remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Lieutenant H. T. Beecroft
SAC 1912-1913
Lieutenant Harvey Taylor Beecroft son of William James & Isabella Beecroft of Edmonton, Alberta, attended St. Andrew's College from 1912-1913.
He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served with the 7th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
He was killed in action at Regina Trench (part of the Battle of the Somme) on October 8, 1916 at the age of 24. While his grave is unknown, his name is recorded on the Vimy Memorial <http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/cem&cemetery=87900>, France.Canadian Virtual War Memorial Page for Harvey Beecroft <http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/Detail&casualty=1565136>. Commemorated on Page 52 <http://collections.ic.gc.ca/books/ww1/ww1052.htm> of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Parents
Father: William James Beecroft
Mother: Isabella M Carmichael
Notes
Birth Notes:
Name:Harvey Taylor Beecro
Gender:Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date:27 Sep 1892
Birthplace:Eldon Township, Victoria, Ontario
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:William James Beecro
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name:Isabella M. Carmicha
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C01795-8
System Origin:Canada-EASy
Source Film Number:1846451
Reference Number:item 1 p 144