Private William Elmer Hagen

1921 - 1944  (22 years)

• Name	William Elmer Hagen
  Prefix	Private
  Born	8 Nov 1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Misfortune	France
  	killed in WW1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-227619
  Died	8 Jul 1944	, France   [1]
  Buried	Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, , Basse-Normandie, France   [1]
  Person ID	I227619	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Hendrich Hagen,   b. 24 Nov 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1969, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ethel Viola Hough,   b. 14 Oct 1892, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1933, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1915	Halloway, Hastings Co., Ontario   [2]
  Family ID	F46653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PTE. WILLIAM HAGEN Having waited for action for a long time, Pte. Hagen found it. He enlisted three years ago and joined the parent H.L.I. unit overseas. He had been in England until the invasion started. Written in France, one of his letters received here Saturday told of "being in high spirits and of waiting for the action for a long time." He said: "The French that I learned in school is gradually coming back," adding that chocolate bars and cigarettes were exchanged for milk and produce. Born in Kitchener 20 years ago, he was also educated here. He was employed in Waterloo and Brantford before enlisting. In addition to his father, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Harold Ariss, Vancouver, two brothers, Sgt. Bert, with the R.C.A.F., and Ray, on draft for the R.C.N.V.R.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56105137. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 006163 (1915). Name:William H Hagen Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1888 Birth Place:Berlin Marriage Date:25 Dec 1915 Marriage Place:Hastings, Ontario, Canada Father:Christian Hagen Mother:Bessie Hagen Spouse:Ethel V Hough

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Nov 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed in WW1 - - France Died - 8 Jul 1944 - , France Buried - - Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, , Basse-Normandie, France  = Link to Google Earth