Willard Ewart "Ewart" Clemens

1898 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	Willard Ewart "Ewart" Clemens
  Born	6 Mar 1898	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, 118th Overseas Battalion, Service #751114
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Lieutenant, 118th Battalion
  Died	17 May 1918	Beamsville, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white photograph of Second Lieutenant Willard Ewart Clemens, Royal Air Force, in uniform. Notes: Second Lieutenant Willard Ewart Clemens was a member of the Royal Air Force. He was a signaller in the 118th Battalion in November 1915. He served in the Divisional Signallers in Ottawa and joined the Royal Flying Corps as a cadet in the fall of 1917. He was killed in an accident at the Beamsville Camp, on 17 May 1918, where he was an instructor, at the age of 20. Inscriptions: Front: 2nd Lieut. Willard Ewart Clemens, R.A.F. Signaller 118th Batt. Nov. 1915. Divisional Signallers Ottawa. Cadet Royal Flying Corps fall, 1917. Instructor, Beamsville Camp, where he was accidentally killed May 17, 1918. Age 20.
  Residence	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24360
  Person ID	I24360	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	David Hagey Clemens,   b. 19 Aug 1852, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Huber,   b. 12 Nov 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1908, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1872	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F4339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Willard Eward Clemens Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection
  		Willard Ewart Clemens
  		Clemens,WillardE.-WW1.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S147] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1901, Blenheim C-6 Page 5. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Clemens, Willard Ewart - Attestation Papers pg 1.gif Clemens, Willard Ewart - Attestation Papers pg 2.gif [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 3. [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. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Huber Family Bible. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. David Clemens Born: Dumfries Age: 20 Father: David Clemens Mother: Sarah Clemens Born: abt 1852 Spouse: Lucinda Huber Age: 19 born: Blenheim Father: John Huber Mother: Catharine Huber married 24 Sep 1872

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Mar 1898 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 May 1918 - Beamsville, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth