William Becking

1894 - 1953  (58 years)

• Name	William Becking
  Born	27 Jul 1894	Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 58th Battalion in the First World War
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-379937
  Died	5 Jul 1953	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	8 Jul 1953	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I379937	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Gwendoline Jones,   b. 1895, Liverpool, , Lancashire, England ,   d. 10 Jun 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Clifford Becking   2. Olive Becking,   b. 7 Oct 1921,   d. 1 Jul 1981  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F258900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Becking PRESTON - After a lengthy illness, William Becking died yesterday in Westminster Hospital, London, in his 60th year. He was taken to the K-W Hospital four days earlier, and removed to Westminster on Saturday. He had served with the 58th Battalion in the First World War and had been in ill health since 1918. He was born in Hanover on July 27, 1894. On his return from the army he lived in Kitchener until moving to Preston in 1933, in October, 1920, he married Gwendoline Jones, and surviving besides his wife are two children, Mrs. George (Olive) Claydon, RR 1, Preston and Clifford of Timmins; six grandchildren; a brother Harry, Kitchener and two sisters, Mrs. Alfred Haus, Waterloo. and Miss Minnie Becking, Kitchener. Mr. Becking was an adherent of the Baptist church. Rev. H. J. Herlihey of St. Paul's United Church will conduct the funeral serivce at the Stager-Pass chapel on Wednesday at 2: 30. Interment will be in Parklawn Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Jul 1953 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . William Becking/ Private/ 58 Battn/ C.E.F./ 5 July 1953/ Age 59./ [Legion Plaque]. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025894 (1920). Name:Willeam Becking Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1893 Birth Place:Hanover Ontario Marriage Date:30 Oct 1920 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Herman Becking Mother:Marie Groas Spouse:Gwendoline Jones

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Jul 1894 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Oct 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jul 1953 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Jul 1953 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth