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Sapper Charles William Hoy

Male 1869 - 1939  (70 years)


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  • Name Charles William Hoy 
    Prefix Sapper 
    Born 30 Jan 1869  Great Dunmow, , Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132526657 
    Military WW1 
    Nationality , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Immigration 1907  [1] 
    Immigration 1907  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Mason, Builder 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Brick Layer, Contractor 
    Residence 1921  167 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Church of England 
    Died 12 Aug 1939  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1975  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-173247 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I173247  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Elizabeth Priscilla Aylward,   b. 30 Dec 1873, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 1890  [4] 
    Children 
     1. William Hoy,   b. Nov 1891, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles Hoy,   b. Jun 1893, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John "Jack" Hoy,   b. 22 Dec 1896, Tottenham, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age 63 years)
     4. Elizabeth Sarah Hoy,   b. Oct 1898, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     5. Arthur Hoy,   b. Nov 1900, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Henry "Harry" Hoy,   b. Aug 1903, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lawrence Hoy,   b. May 1907, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. George Hoy,   b. Jan 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Minnie Hoy,   b. Mar 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 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 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 9.

    2. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist 22 Page 15.

    3. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Mrs. George (Elizabeth) Kropf - August 16, 1975.

    4. [S82] Vit - England - Marriage Registration Index.
      Charles William Hoy & Elizabeth Priscilla - Edmonton 3a 459 1890 Dec 1890 Quarter

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jan 1869 - Great Dunmow, , Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNationality - - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1907 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason, Builder - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Brick Layer, Contractor - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 167 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Aug 1939 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1975 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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