William Leslie Hawke

1891 - 1953  (61 years)

• Name	William Leslie Hawke
  Born	18 Feb 1891	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Salesman, Dry Goods
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Church Membership	Abt 1914	Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario
  Military	WW1
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, 108th Regiment, Service #751277
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Sergeant, 108th Regiment / 118th Battalion
  Name	Leslie Hawke
  Residence	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	Albert St., Waterloo, Ontario   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-191846P
  Died	2 Feb 1953	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I191846	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Erastus Norman Hawke,   b. 1 Nov 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1908, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Underwood,   b. 10 Aug 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1927  (Age 65 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1883	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F17864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hawke, W. L. [William Leslie b. 18 Feb 1891, Linwood, Ont.; cutter; next-of-kin: Mrs. Martha Hawke, mother; regimental number: 751277] Brook Skelton, Military Honour Rolls and Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo Kin, Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genelogical Society 2007 *bracketed information from the WW1 Attestation Papers _____________________ LONDON, Ont. - W. Leslie Hawke, 61, of London, Ont., a former resident of Waterloo, died yesterday in London. He is survived by his wife, the former Florence Keene. Also surviving are one son, William of Windsor, one daughter, Mrs. D. (Barbara) McEachran of Ottawa; two brothers, Edgar of Toronto and Alveh of Waterloo and four sisters, Mrs. George Jeffries of Bracebridge, Mrs. Walter Baetz of Bradenton, Fla., Mrs. P.B. Fromm of Waterloo and Mrs. Earl Knight of London. Funeral service will be held tomorrow in London. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Feb 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-4 Page 6. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 46 Pg. 2. [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. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of W. Leslie Hawke - 3 Feb 1953. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012249-83. Erastus Hawke, 32, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley Twp., res. Same, son of William and Jane, married Martha Underwood, 20, b. Wellesley Twp., res. Same, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, Witnessed by Adam House of Wellesley Twp., 28 Nov 1883 at Hawksville

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Feb 1891 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Salesman, Dry Goods - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - Abt 1914 - Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Residence - - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Albert St., Waterloo, Ontario Died - 2 Feb 1953 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth