John Matthew Hergott

1909 - 1945  (~ 36 years)

• Name	John Matthew Hergott
  Born	Feb 1909	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14040923
  Military	WW2
  Residence	157 Esson St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-204539P
  Died	16 Apr 1945	, Germany
  Buried	Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, , Overijssel, Netherlands
  Person ID	I204539	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Theophilus Hergott,   b. 18 Jun 1868, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1955  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Starr,   b. 15 Jun 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F189034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Lawley Cahill,   b. 12 Nov 1904, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 2006, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Married	1943	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Hergott,   b. 11 Feb 1944,   d. 14 Feb 1944  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F301111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Hergott-JohnMatthew-001-FindAGrave-Enhanced.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Killed in Action in Germany L.-Cpl. John M. Hergott, of St. Catharines, has been killed in action with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment, presumably in the recent hard fighting for the German channel ports, his wife, Mrs. Anna Cahill Hergott, James street, was notified yesterday. Although a native of the Waterloo area, Cpl. Hergott was well known in this area, having been on the Bank of Toronto staff for 15 years, several of which were spent in this city. He was born in Hespeler, educated at Hespeler separate school, and further at St. Jerome's College, Kitchener. During his residence in Kitchener he played hockey with the junior O.H.A. team. Cpl. Hergott enlisted with the R.C.O.C. in October, 1942, and after being stationed at various camps in Canada, went overseas with the corps in June, 1944. After transferring to the infantry brigade he moved to the continent in October, 1944, and was in action in Belgium, Holland and Germany. In a recent letter to friends in St. Catharines Cpl. expressed his pride at being attached to the Lincoln and Welland Regiment, headquarters of which are in St. Catharines, his adopted city. The late Cpl. Hergott is survived by his wife, of St. Catharines; his father, John T. Waterloo; three brothers, Tpr. Carl Hergott, Canadian Tank Corps, Camp Borden: Sgt. Cyril Hergott, R.C.E.M.E., England; and LAC Marcellus Hergott, R.C.A.F., Saskatchewan. At a later date, a funeral mass will be sung at St. Catherine's Church in St. Catharines. The Standard, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Thu, Apr 26, 1945 Page 3 rdrbrdrsrdrw30rsp20

  
  

• Sources

  [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 8.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1909 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1943 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Apr 1945 - , Germany Buried - - Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, , Overijssel, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth