Ferdinand Michael "Vernon" "Vernie" Hummel

1893 - 1918  (25 years)

• Name	Ferdinand Michael "Vernon" "Vernie" Hummel
  Born	24 Jun 1893	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Hummell, Vernon Private. Enlisted October 15, 1915 with 118th Battalion of North Waterloo and left for England the following January. Born at Bloomingdale, June 24, 1893; lived at Kitchener for a number of years. He had been in France only a short time when he was killed in action September 12, 1918 by shrapnel during the Drucourt-Queant drive. He is buried in the British Military Cemetery at Vis-en-Artois, Grave 19, Plot 2, Row B. His widow, Mrs. Mynella Hummell, lives in Preston. Mrs. Ward Roedding of Kitchener is his sister.1a 1aHummell, Vernon: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 14 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2841886/data?n=2
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  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Private, 118th Battalion
  Name	Fernie Hummel
  Name	Vernie Hummel
  Residence	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-355712
  Died	2 Sep 1918	Drocourt-Quéant Line, France   [5]
  Buried	Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial, Haucourt, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [6]
  Person ID	I355712	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Philip Hummel,   b. 19 Sep 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Uhrig,   b. 25 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 54 years)
  Married	Nov 1881  [7]
  Family ID	F10310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mynetta Pfeiffer,   b. 7 May 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 91 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F251378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Pte. V. Hummel Killed. Pie. Vernon Hummell, who was reported killed in action on Sept. 2nd. 1918. later reported wounded, is now officially reported as having been killed in action on Sept. 2nd. 1918. Pte. Hummell met his death during The De.... Queant drive in France. [according to word received by his widow from the War Department. He as advancing with his Company in the attack and was struck by shrapnel and instantly killed. He was buried three days later in a British military cemetery at Vis-en-Artois. The late Pte. Hummell was born in Bloomingdale on June 24th. 1893 and resided in Kitchener for a number of years. He enlisted with the 118th Battalion in Kitchener on October 15, 1916, and left for England in January, and was only a short time in France until he gave his life for his country and the cause of Freedom. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mynetta Hummell, who resides in Preston, and his father, Mr. Phil. Hummell, and sisters, Mrs. Ward Roedding. Kitchener; Mrs. Will Goebel, New Hamburg, and brothers, Herb, Alex., Roy and Ralph, all of whom reside in Toronto. Pte. Walter Gatehouse has returned from France a convalescent. Pte. Gatehouse enlisted on the 17th of January, 1915, with the 34th Battalion in Galt. The Chronicle Telegraph 14 Nov 1918, p. 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-12 Page 5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Ferdinand Michael Hummel Date of Birth:24 Jun 1893 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Philip Hummel Mother's name:Catherine Uhrig [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 . Hummel/ In Memory Of/ Vernon Hummel/ Beloved Husband Of/ 1894/ Mynetta Pfeiffer/ 1986/ Killed In Action Sept. 2, 1918/ At Drucourt Queant/ Buried At Vis-En-Artois/ France./ Aged 25 Years. [S2465] Burial. Name:Vernie Hummel Death Date:2 Sep 1918 Rank:Private Unit:47th Battalion Service number:751070 Cemetery:Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery Cemetery Location:8 miles South East of Arras, France Burial Place:Arras, France [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:My Netta Pfeiffer Age:22 Birth Date:abt 1894 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:12 Sep 1916 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Philip Pfeiffer Mother:Pfeiffer Pfeiffer Spouse:Vernie Hummel Spouse's Age:23 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1893 Spouse Birth Place:Bloomingdale Ont Spouse Father:Philips Hummel Spouse Mother:Catherine Uhrig

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jun 1893 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Sep 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial, Haucourt, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth