Sapper Charles William Hoy

1869 - 1939  (70 years)

• Name	Charles William Hoy
  Prefix	Sapper
  Born	30 Jan 1869	Great Dunmow, , Essex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132526657
  Military	WW1
  Nationality	, Canada   [2]
  Immigration	1907  [1]
  Immigration	1907	, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mason, Builder
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Brick Layer, Contractor
  Residence	1921	167 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Died	12 Aug 1939	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1975	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-173247
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I173247	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Priscilla Aylward,   b. 30 Dec 1873, London, England ,   d. 26 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1890  [4]
  Children	1. William Hoy,   b. Nov 1891, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles Hoy,   b. Jun 1893, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John "Jack" Hoy,   b. 22 Dec 1896, Tottenham, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1960  (Age 63 years)   4. Elizabeth Sarah Hoy,   b. Oct 1898, London, England ,   d. 15 Aug 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 76 years)   5. Arthur Hoy,   b. Nov 1900, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Henry "Harry" Hoy,   b. Aug 1903, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lawrence Hoy,   b. May 1907, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. George Hoy,   b. Jan 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Minnie Hoy,   b. Mar 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F168962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Veteran Soldier, C. W. Hoy, Passes Succumbs at Hospital After Year's Illness One of those old British soldiers who never knows when he has had enough service died here today in the person of Charles W. Hoy, Pinke street. Ill for more than a year. Mr. Hoy, who was 76, died at St. Mary's Hospital at 7.30 o'clock this morning Born in England. Mr. Hoy enlisted at an early age in the Royal Marines and served in many parts of the Empire. Outstanding among his memories was the splendor of the celebrations which marked Queen Victoria's jubilee while he was on duty in India. Mr. Hoy ultimately left the service to come to Canada 32 years ago. but his absence from His Majesty's forces was to be but temporary When war broke out in 1914. he sought to join the Canadian army but was rejected on account of his age He persisted, however, and in 1916. was accepted by the 256th Battalion with which unit he went overseas. His Great War service was confined to England after he had been ruled unfit for active participation in front line fighting. Deceased is survived by seven sons, William. Charles, John, Arthur. Harry and Lawrence of Kitchener, and George of Stratford. and by one daughter. Mrs. George Kropf. also of this city. Two sisters in England. 27 grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. His wife predeceased him in 1936. The funeral will take place from the Schreiter Sandrock funeral home on Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock to the Soldiers' Plot, Wood- land Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record Sat, Aug 12, 1939 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 9. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist 22 Page 15. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Mrs. George (Elizabeth) Kropf - August 16, 1975. [S82] Vit - England - Marriage Registration Index. Charles William Hoy & Elizabeth Priscilla - Edmonton 3a 459 1890 Dec 1890 Quarter

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Jan 1869 - Great Dunmow, , Essex, England Nationality - - , Canada Immigration - 1907 - , Canada Occupation - Mason, Builder - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brick Layer, Contractor - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 167 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Aug 1939 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1975 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth