Police Constable Thomas George Harding
Thomas George Harding, Police Constable #574 of No. 7 Police Station (in the Ossington Ave and Bloor St W area), lived at 12 Millicent St with his wife Nellie May and their two children. Harding had also been a police officer with the Eastbourne Borough Police in England.
On March 2nd 1916, Constable Harding, a British Army veteran, enlisted in Toronto's 169th Battalion (109th Regiment), CEF, and in October 1916, sailed to England on the SS Metagama. His unit was broken up for reinforcements, and transferred to the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF, and proceeded to the front. On Wednesday, August 15th 1917, Harding was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Hill 70, near Lens, France.
With no known grave, Constable George Harding is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France.
| Name: | Thomas George Harding |
|---|---|
| Badge: | 574 |
| Rank: | Police Constable |
| Date of Birth: | Sept. 18, 1891 |
| Age: | 25 |
| Length of Service: | 1 Year |
| Date of Death: | Aug. 15, 1917 |