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Ernest Gatehouse

Ernest Gatehouse

Male Abt 1895 - 1916  (~ 21 years)

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  • Name Ernest Gatehouse 
    Born Abt 1895 
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    WW1, Private, 34th Battalion / 49th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    WW1, Service #403009 
    Died 16 Apr 1916  , France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Website 2009 
    Photograph 
    • Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection

      Description: Black and white, studio photograph, mounted on a mat, of Private Richard O. Gatehouse, seated on the left, and Private Ernest Gatehouse, seated on the right, both of Preston, Ontario, in uniform.

      Notes: Pte. Richard O. Gatehouse of Preston, Ontario, enlisted with the 34th Battalion and had active service in France. Pte. Ernest Gatehouse, of Preston, also enlisted with the 34th Battalion, served in France with the 49th Battalion and died on 16 April 1916.
    Residence , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-127500P 
    Buried Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I127500  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father William David Gatehouse,   b. 1860, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1906, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Oliver,   b. 21 Mar 1868, Aberystwyth, , Cardigan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F45089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Gatehouse,RichardandErnest-formal_WWI_uniform_fromKPL.jpg
    Gatehouse,RichardandErnest-formal_WWI_uniform_fromKPL.jpg
    Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection
    Privare Ernest Gatehouse
    Privare Ernest Gatehouse

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Apr 1916 - , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
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