Harold Lothrop Borden | |
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 Harold Lothorp Borden | |
| Born | 23 May 1876 Canning, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 16 July 1900 (aged 24) Witpoort, South Africa |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service | Canadian Militia |
| Years of service | 1893 - 1900 |
| Rank | Major (The King's Canadian Hussars) Lieutenant (The Royal Canadian Dragoons) |
| Unit | The King's Canadian Hussars The Royal Canadian Dragoons |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War |
Lieutenant Harold Lothrop Borden (23 May 1876 – 16 July 1900) was from Canning, Nova Scotia and the only son of Canada's Minister of Defence and Militia, Frederick William Borden and related to future Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden. Serving in the Royal Canadian Dragoons, he became the most famous Canadian casualty of the Second Boer War.[1] Queen Victoria asked F. W. Borden for a photograph of his son, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier praised his services, tributes arrived from across Canada, and in his home town a monument (by Hamilton MacCarthy) was erected to his memory.[1]