Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lance Corporal John Carpenter

Male 1879 - 1917  (38 years)


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  • Name John Carpenter 
    Prefix Lance Corporal 
    Born 9 Jan 1879  Brighton, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [5
    • Carpenter, John. Private. Enlisted in Galt, February 1, 1916 with the 11th Battalion. He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. Alice Maud Carpenter, Ayr, Ontario.1a

      1aCarpenter, John: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 21 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2888110/data?n=1
    Immigration 1906  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1911  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Labourer - Railway section 
    Residence 1911  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Church of England 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, 111th Battalion, Service # 730452 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalion 
    Occupation 1916  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    machinist 
    Residence , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Residence Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-195238 
    Died 7 Nov 1917  Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I195238  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Family Alice Maud Styles,   b. Sep 1880, Brighton, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Charles W. Carpenter,   b. Jul 1903, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980  (Age ~ 76 years)
     2. John Carpenter,   b. Sep 1904, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Frank Scott Carpenter,   b. 4 Jun 1906, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alice Jean Carpenter,   b. 23 Dec 1909, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1910, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Emma Julia Carpenter,   b. 23 Dec 1909, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1909, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Madeline Ruth Carpenter,   b. 23 Sep 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F186806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 8.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      John Carpenter Birth Date: 8 Jan 1879 Birth Location: Brighton, Sussex, England Residence: Ayr, Ont, Canada Relative: Mrs Alice Maud Carpenter Relationship: Wife Regiment Number: 730452

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

    4. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      CARPENTER/ L./ Corp. John CARPENTER/ killed in France/ 1879-1917/ his beloved wife/ Alice Styles/ 1880-1954/ CORDOCK/ Herbert G. (Bert)/ 1911-1976/ his beloved wife/ Madeline Ruth/ 1911-1996/ in silence we remember/ [Veteran's cross]/

    5. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948.
      John Carpenter Death Date: 7 Nov 1917 Rank: Private Unit: 4th Battalion Service number: 730452 killed in action Passchendaele

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

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jan 1879 - Brighton, , Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1906 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - Railway section - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - machinist - 1916 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Nov 1917 - Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
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