Corporal Sidney Gordon Harfitt

1912 - 1943  (31 years)

• Name	Sidney Gordon Harfitt
  Prefix	Corporal
  Born	4 Oct 1912	Coddenham, , Suffolk, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	19 Oct 1943
  	died while serving in WW2
  Residence	, Manitoba, Canada
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	47 Forest Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-418805
  Died	19 Oct 1943	Aboukir, , Egypt   [1, 2]
  	Cause: encephalitis possible, staphylococal pneumonia
  Buried	Alexandria Hadra War Cemetery, Alexandria, El Eskenderiya, Egypt   [2]
  Person ID	I418805	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Jessie Sarah "Sadie" Crump,   b. 30 Nov 1905, Bethnal Green, London, England ,   d. 14 Nov 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1940	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Patricia Jean Harfitt
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F270789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Corporal Sidney Gordon Harfitt

  
  

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  Date of enlistment: December 1940 Origin: Galt, Reg: RCAF, WW: WWII, Note: Killed in Action 19/10/43 Grace Russ Scrapbooks vol.3 air frame mechanic; enlisted December 16, 1940; stationed at the flying school at Brantford; wife, Jessie, lived at 47 Forest Road; born in Suffolk England; moved to Manitoba where he lived for a number of years before moving to Galt; worked at Sheldon's Ltd.; religion - Anglican; trained with the HLI of C Canadian Virtual War Memorial D.O.D.: October 19, 1943 - age 31; service no. R/84032; force - air force; regiment - Royal Canadian Air Force; unit - 417 Sqdn; son of Herbert and Evelina Maud Harfitt; husband of Jessie Sarah Harfitt of Galt; commemorated on page 169 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance; burial information: Alexandra (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt; grave reference: 5.F.14. City of Cambridge Archives ___________ Cpl Harfitt Dies. The death occurred Oct. 19 on active service overseas of Cpl. Sidney Gordon Harfitt of Galt, his wife was advised on Saturday at her home, 47 Forest road. Cpl. Harfitt was reported to have died from lobar pneumonia. Enlisting in the R.C.A.F. in 1940, he trained at No. 5 S.F.T.S. at Brantford and went, overseas in February 1942. He arrived in the Middle East theatre of war last August. Cpl. Harfitt was born at Coddenham, Suffolk, Eng. and in Galt he was employed at Sheldons, Ltd. before he joined the air force. He was a member of Trinity Anglican church. Left to mourn his loss are his wife, the former Jessie S. Crump, and two-year-old daughter, Patricia Jean. His father Herbert H. Harfitt and two brothers, Reginald and Alan, are in Suffolk, Eng. His mother passed away in May, 1942,

  
  

• Sources

  [S2990] Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947. Name:Sidney Gordon Harfitt Birth Date:4 Oct 1912 Birth Place:Coddenham Suffolk England Residence Place:Galt, Ont Death Date:19 Oct 1943 Service Number:R84032 Regiment:Royal Canadian Air Force Rank:Corporal Next of Kin:Jessie Sarah Harfitt [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56150561.

  
  

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  Born - 4 Oct 1912 - Coddenham, , Suffolk, England Married - 20 Apr 1940 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , Manitoba, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Alexandria Hadra War Cemetery, Alexandria, El Eskenderiya, Egypt  = Link to Google Earth