James Willis

1875 - 1917  (42 years)

• Name	James Willis
  Born	10 Jan 1875	Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 118th Battalion Infantry - 1st Canadian Battalion  [2]
  	Willis, James Private. Enlisted May 13, 1916 with the 118th Battalion Infantry. He transferred later to 1st Canadian Battalion. Presbyterian. Born January 10, 1876 on the second Concession of Howic and educated at Fordwich. He was married to Mary A. Bell and has four children. He was killed December 6, 1917 at Passchendaele by an explosion of small shell. His widow, Mrs. Mary Willis, lives at 34 Simeon St., Kitchener. Ruby Willis, 34 Simeon St., Kitchener. Willis, James: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 13 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2884909/data?n=1
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  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private, 118th Battalion Infantry / 1st Canadian Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [1]
  	WW1, Service #751750
  Residence	CA 1916	6 James Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Misfortune	1917
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	6 James Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164987P
  Died	6 Dec 1917	Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [4]
  Buried	Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St. Nazaire, Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I164987	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary A. Bell,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Arnold James Willis,   b. 11 Jun 1906, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1998  (Age 92 years)   2. Clarence Willis,   b. 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nelson Willis,   b. 1911, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Irene Willis,   b. 1913, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F47211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 21.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1875 - Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - CA 1916 - 6 James Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - 6 James Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Dec 1917 - Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Buried - - Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St. Nazaire, Pas De Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth