Halfdan Fenton Harbo Hertzberg

Background

Hertzberg, Halfdan Fenton Harbo was born on September 3, 1884 in Toronto, Ontario. Son of Anton Lund Hertzberg.

Education

Student Upper Canada College, St. Andrew’s College, University of Toronto, all Toronto, Canada.

Career

Civil engineer railway location and construction, 1903-1910. Chief engineer trussed concrete steel, reinforced concrete design, 1911-1914. Commanded 2d Field Company, Canada Engineers, 1905, served in Belgium, France, with Canada Engineers 1st and 3d Canada Divisions, C.E.F., World War I.

Lieutenant Royal Canada Engineers, 1915, captain 1917, major and brevet colonel, 1918, colonel and temporary brigadier, 1934, major general, 1938. Quartermaster general, 1938-1940, adjt. general, April-July 1940, commandant, Royal Military College of Canada, 1940-1944. Retired September 1944.

Membership

Member Church of England.*.

Connections

Married Dorothy Hope Judah, March 19, 1919. Children: Peder Harbo Anderdon, Dagmar Hope Elinor, Dorothea Helen Annual.

Father:

Anton Lund Hertzberg. Hertzberg

Spouse:

Dorothy Hope Judah

child:

Peder Harbo Anderdon Hertzberg

child:

Dagmar Hope Elinor Hertzberg

child:

Dorothea Helen Ann Hertzberg