Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 89 Harold Stanley Ingraham was born on November 23, 1905 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Harold was the proud son of Ira James Ingraham and Ida G. Shaw. Harold had two brothers, Arthur Lewis (eldest) and Allen Lebert Ingraham, who grew up in Fairview. Harold married Georgina Elizabeth Hurshman on September 23, 1924. They had three sons: Robert Norman, Arthur Lebert and Ira James Ingraham, who all resided in Carrolls Corner, NS. Harold was almost 35 years old when he felt it was his “duty” to join the fight and took the oath on June 13, 1940 with the Platoon of Fusiliers Infantry Corps. Private Ingraham embarked from Halifax on October 26, 1942 on the SS Queen Elizabeth for the United Kingdom. Private Ingraham was listed with the Algonquin Regiment RCOC. Harold was taken on strength from X-4 list 13 Battalion into the field on October 22, 1944. A struck off strength from his Battalion was received on October 25, 1944 stating he had been killed in the line of duty while in Belgium. Those who had the privilege to know Harold miss him dearly and those who did not, respect and hold his sacrifice in the highest regard. Lest We Forget. Harold Stanley Ingraham Let us never forget the sacrifice and in some cases the supreme sacrifice that our soldiers made to give us the freedom that we enjoy today.
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