Harold Marshall

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Harold Marshall

Ken Bell Photo (PAC)
Allegiance	Canadian Army
Years of service	Second World War
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	The Calgary Highlanders
Battles/wars	Battle of Normandy Battle of the Scheldt
Awards	1939-45 Star 1939-45 War Medal Defence Medal Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp France-Germany Star

Harold A. Marshall was a Canadian scout and sniper sergeant who served in the Second World War with the Calgary Highlanders' Scout and Sniper Platoon.

On 30 January 1942 the Hamilton Spectator mentioned him in an article about ongoing training simulations the Highlanders were engaged in at an undisclosed location in England.

He was wounded on 15 December 1944.[1]

The well-known photograph shown here was taken by Army photographer Ken Bell of the Canadian Film and Photo Unit near Fort Braschaat in Belgium in September 1944.

Marshall's photograph shows equipment typical of Canadian snipers during the war. His rifle is a Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1 (T) and he wears a modified version of the Denison smock. Other equipment includes a No. 36M grenade and a camouflage face veil worn as a head covering.