Charles Arthur "Arthur" Rudow

1898 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	Charles Arthur "Arthur" Rudow
  Born	14 Oct 1898	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  School	1906	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Elmira-SchoolPicture-0001b-1906-1907FromMarionRoes.jpg Class at ELMIRA PUBLIC SCHOOL 1906-1907. Front Row: Arthur Rudow, ___ Moyer, Charlie Moyer, Lanson Linder, Walter Wilkin, Wellington Weber, Isaiah Eby, Dick Ratz, George Dreisinger, Amos Weber, Walter Musselman, ____, Victor Gateman. Second Row: Emanuel Israel, Clarence Klinck, Stanley Smith, Willie Weitzel, Byrle Mogk, Eddie Linder, Charlie Lorch, ____ Burkholder, Carl Dunke, ____ Green, Clarence Moyer, ____ Krogman, Carl O’Neill, Arthur Ruppel, ___ Burkholder. Third Row: Thelma Ziegler, Hilda Ritter, Lylia Reist, Bertha Hoelscher, Irene Gibson, Edith Weber, Mae Steinke, Hilda Strome, Norena Levan, Viola Bricker, Vanda Krogman, Verda Kuddop, Edith Weigel, Edith Grosz. Fourth Row: Rosa Klinck, Ermina Weidenhammer, ___ Reist, Enid Ratz, Ella Ratz, Sarah Schmidt, Leanore Otto, Hattie Corrigill Marion Roes owner of picture
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Military	1916	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Enlistment WW1
  Occupation	1916	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	plumber
  Epidemic	1918
  	spanish influenza
  Military	WW1  [4]
  	Service Number: 751544 Force: Army Unit: Canadian Railway Troops Division: 5th Bn
  		Rudow,Arthur-WW1.jpg
  Died	5 Nov 1918	Lille, , Antwerpen, Belgium
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white studio portrait photograph, mounted on a mat, of Sapper Arthur C. Rudow, in uniform. Notes: Sapper Arthur Rudow died at Lille, Belgium on 5 November 1918. Inscriptions: Front: Sapper Arthur C. Rudow, Died at Lille, Belgium, Nov. 5, 1918.
  Name	Arthur Rudow
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-41767P
  Buried	Don Communal Cemetery, Don, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Person ID	I41767	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Franz "Fred" Rudow,   b. 26 Aug 1861, Peritz, , Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 28 Feb 1934  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ernstina Schultz,   b. 1 Dec 1859, , Germany ,   d. 3 Jun 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1883	Peritz, , Sachsen, Germany   [6]
  Family ID	F10883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Charles Arthur Rudow Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection

  
  

• Notes

  Another Defender Gone The fellow citizens and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rudow, Sr., will sympathize with them in the sad loss they have sustained through the war by the death of their son Arthur. Last week we reported that the young man was seriously ill overseas with influenza. This week we are called on to chronicle his death, official notice of which was received by his parents on Monday. Deceased was a young man to whom respect and gratitude is due, and in whose heart there stirred the true patriotic spirit which has made the young men of Canada famous throughout the world. Early in the war he enlisted in the ranks of the 118th Regiment. He did not wait for conscription but threw his weight into the fray on the side of justice, at a time when men counted most. Although he did not live to return to his native town, he will always be remembered as one of its heroes. He was overseas since January, 1817. A large proportion of this time way spent in the trenches where he was spared by the bullets, but where he fell victim to the disease which carried away so many of the young men of his age who stayed at home. He leaves his parents, three brothers, and three sisters and a host of friends to mourn their loss. His photo, which arrived too late for this issue, will appear in our next. Elmira Signet Nov 14 1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Charles Arthur Rudow Born: 14 Oct 1897 County: Waterloo Father: Franz Rudow Mother: Ernestina Shultz [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 12. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. RUDOW, ARTHUR Regimental number(s): 751544 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8538 - 42 Date of Birth: 15/10/1898 [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Arthur Rudow RESIDENCE: Elmira, Ontario Birth Date: 15 Oct 1898 Birth Location: Waterloo, Ontario Relative: Frank Rudow Relationship: Father [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 20 Jul 1933 - 50th wedding announcement.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Oct 1898 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada School - 1906 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Military - Enlistment WW1 - 1916 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - plumber - 1916 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Nov 1918 - Lille, , Antwerpen, Belgium Buried - - Don Communal Cemetery, Don, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth