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Roland English

Roland English

Male 1891 - 1918  (26 years)

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  • Name Roland English 
    Born 25 Dec 1891  Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Upholsterer, Furniture 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Church of England 
    Church Membership Abt 1914  Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military WW1  [2
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, 1st Depot Battalion, Service #3131583 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private 
    Residence Albert St., Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-193735P 
    Died 23 Sep 1918  , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I193735  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Ethel P. Hawke,   b. 7 May 1893, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 18 Sep 1917  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    English,Roland-WW1.jpg
    English,Roland-WW1.jpg

  • Notes 
    • English, R. [Roland b. 25 Dec 1891, Ingersoll, Ont.; d. 23 Sept. 1918; poster; next-of-kin: Matlia English, mother; regimental number: 3131583]

      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

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 43 Pg. 10.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Roland English Birth Date: 25 Dec 1891 Birth Location: Ingersoll, Ontario Residence: Waterloo, Ontario Relative: Matila English Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 3130583

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    4. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    5. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948.
      Roland English Death Date: 23 Sep 1918 Rank: Private Unit: 18th Battalion Service number: 3131583 Cemetery: Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery Cemetery Location: Arras, France Burial Place: Arras, France

      "DIED OF WOUNDS" (Shrapnel wound femur right and abdomen, at No.2/1 London Field Ambulance.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Dec 1891 - Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Upholsterer, Furniture - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - Abt 1914 - Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Albert St., Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Sep 1917 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Sep 1918 - , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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