Portrait Photograph of Trooper Douglas Edward Harper, c.1944

Description
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
A black and white portrait photograph of Douglas Edward Harper.
Notes
Douglas Edward Harper was born at Oshawa on November 27, 1922, son of Irvel Edwin and Flossie M. Harper. He lived most of his life in Whitby, Ontario. He enlisted in September 1943 in the South Alberta Regiment R.C.A.C. with the 29th Armd. Reconnaissance Regt. unit. Hewent overseas in July 1944. He was killed in action during the advance to the Rhine River, Germany, on March 7, 1945.

According to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial site he is commemorated on page 522 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. He is interred at GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, Netherlands.

This photograph also appears on the back of the twelfth leaf of Alex Brown's album. There are four photos on this leaf. The top left photo is of L/T. F. J. A. Coleman. The top right photo is of Douglas Harper. The bottom left photo is of Pte. Leslie Perry and bottom right photo is George Scott.
Date of Original
c.1944
Dimensions
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 3.5cm
Image Height: 4cm
Subject(s)
Portrait photographs
Soldiers
War casualties
Local identifier
29-003-050
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Whitby
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.88342 Longitude: -78.93287
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from a copy negative.
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