Private John William Drake

1876 - 1942  (~ 65 years)

• Name	John William Drake
  Prefix	Private
  Born	Feb 1876	, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1904	, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer, Car Shop
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-351269
  Died	5 Feb 1942	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Cause: Decompensated Heart
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I351269	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Emma Elizabeth Dally,   b. Aug 1881, , England ,   d. 1944  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Married	2 Jan 1901	, England
  Children	1. William John Drake,   b. Oct 1901, London, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alfred Arthur Drake,   b. May 1903, London, England ,   d. 7 Dec 1962, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 59 years)   3. Albert Edward Drake,   b. 17 Jun 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)   4. Frederick Charles Drake,   b. 1 Aug 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   5. Florence Drake,   b. 18 Sep 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   6. Henry James Drake,   b. 23 Oct 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   7. George Thomas Drake Drake,   b. 1 Feb 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Frank Drake,   b. CALC 29 May 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Emily Elizabeth Drake,   b. CALC 2 Sep 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F251667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 31. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Drake/ In Loving Memory Of/ John W. Drake/ 1876 ?1941/ His Wife Emma/ Dally/ 1881 ?1944/ The Lord Is My Shepherd./ [Footstone] Drake. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Commonwealth Marker] 53876 Private/ John Drake/ 18th Battn. C.E.F./ 5th Feb. 1942/ The Lord Is My Shepherd/ Rest In Peace. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Name:John Drake Death Date:5 Feb 1942 Rank:Private Unit:18th Battalion Service number:53876 Cemetery:Preston Public Cemetery Burial Place:Preston, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1876 - , England Married - 2 Jan 1901 - , England Immigration - 1904 - , Canada Occupation - Laborer, Car Shop - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Decompensated Heart - 5 Feb 1942 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth