Biografie
He came to Canada at the age of 16, working in farming in Manitoba.
He studied law in Winnipeg and was a lawyer.
In 1895 he moved to Rossland BC for the mining boom.
He resumed his practce at Rossland BC.
He was a partner of J.L.G. Abbott in Vancouver as Abbott & Hart-McHarg, and later as Abbott, Hart-McHarg, Duncan & Rennie.
He was a champion rifle shot, winning the World Championship at Camp Perry OH USA.
Militärdienst
In 1891 he joined the Militia in Winnipeg MB as a Private.
In 1897 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Rossland Rifle Company.
He served as a Private in the South African War in the 2nd (Special Service) Battalon of the Royal Canadian Regiment.
He served at Paardeberg, Cronje, Poplar Grove, Bloemfontien and Pretoria.
He returned to Canada as a Sergeant.
In 1902 he was commissioned as a Captain in the Rocky Mountain Rangers.
In 1902 he joined the 6th Regiment (the Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Army and commanded the Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles.
He commanded the 7th Battalion British Columbia Regiment in the C.E.F. (He was killed-in-action at Ypres on 22/04/1915.)
Referenzen
- Kluckner, M. (1993)
- Matthews, J.S. (1959)
