In memory of

Corporal

Harold Raymond Forde

who died on 15 Apr 1945

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
  Rank Corporal
  Service number L53890
  Date of death 19450415
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L53890 Corporal (Lord Strathcona's Horse) Harold Raymond Forde (b.1921) of Swift Current was KIA 19450415 during the liberation of the Netherlands and is buried at Holten Canadian war cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands. Forde and two of his crewmates were killed when their Sherman was struck by an 88mm shell near Deelen. He was the son of Harold Charles and Florence Myrtle Forde who homesteaded SW12-17-13-W3 near the St. Aldwyn siding northeast of Swift Current. Harold was farming with his family when he enlisted at Regina in 1941.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 167 - Saskatchewan Landing
  Cemetery or memorial location Holten Canadian war cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Forde Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 56.3667°N / 105.3333°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74A6
  Geo-memorial details North of Nagle Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19210507
  Place of birth Swift Current    
  Date of enlistment 19410513
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Swift Current    
  Occupation farmer
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