William Henry Clemens^[1]

1887 - 1917  (30 years)

• Name	William Henry Clemens
  Born	3 Jan 1887	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11985932
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, 209th Battalion, Service #252593
  Military	1914	WW1   [7]
  	WW1, Private
  Name	Willie H. Clemens  [2]
  Residence	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	Herbert, Saskatchewan   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1879.4
  Died	18 Nov 1917	Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Buried	Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Person ID	I17364	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Wendell Unger Clemens,   b. 29 Sep 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1940, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth B. Eckel,   b. CALC 7 Aug 1854, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1880	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F4541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Pte. William Clemens killed in action. Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Clemens who reside at Breslau received official word that their son Pte. William Clemens had been killed in action on November 15. The young soldier enlisted with a Saskatchewan battalion after having resided in that province for five years. To his sorrowing parents, two brothers and sister the sympathy of the community is extended in their great loss. The News Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Fri, Dec 14, 1917 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 441. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Clemens, William Henry - Attestations Papers pg 1.gif Clemens, William Henry - Attestations Papers pg 2.gif [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. William Henry Clemens Born: 3 Jan 1887 County: Waterloo Father: Wendel C Clemens Mother: Elizabeth Eckel [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 8. [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. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Elizabeth Eckel Born: Carrick Age: 25 Father: John Eckel Mother: Catharine Eckel Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Wendel C Clemens Age: 22 born: Township of North Dunfries Father: Wendel Clemens Mother: Catharine Clemens married 19 Feb 1880 [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jan 1887 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Herbert, Saskatchewan Died - 18 Nov 1917 - Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Buried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth