Henry John Looker

1891 - 1917  (26 years)

• Name	Henry John Looker
  Born	1 Jul 1891	Lydd, , Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  		Looker,HenryJ.-Ww1.jpg
  Immigration	1907  [2]
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Machine, Shoe Factory
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-149713P
  Died	6 Nov 1917	Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [3]
  Buried	Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [3]
  Person ID	I149713	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Looker,   b. Mar 1867, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Kate,   b. Oct 1867, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F168961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Henry John Looker The Grace Schmdit Room of Local History Digital Collection

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, Regimental number(s): 126909 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5735 - 52. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 9. [S2007] Military - Canada - War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death. Henry John Looker Death Date: 6 Nov 1917 Rank: Private Unit: 1st Battalion Service number: 126909 "Killed in Action." He was killed by enemy shell fire whilst assisting in consolidating at the objective after a successful attack on an enemy position south of Passchendaele.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jul 1891 - Lydd, , Kent, England Occupation - Machine, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Nov 1917 - Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Buried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth