Regimental Number: VR-6140
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Branch: HMCS “Seagull”, Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
Henry was born on June 27, 1898. He served in the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve during World War I, as did his brother John. His mother, Catherine Neys, was living in Sexsmith, where she had filed on a homestead in Henry’s name (SE 7-74-5-W6) in 1918. Henry died in the Halifax Military Hospital of the influenza on December 19, 1918.
Source: homestead record