Henry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner

1898 - 1917  (18 years)

• Name	Henry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner
  Born	3 Dec 1898	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Fenner, Clayton Lance Corporal. Enlisted at Galt with 111th Battalion under the name of Henry Frank Clayton on March 13, 1916. He was born in New Hamburg. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fenner, now live on Menno St., Waterloo, Ontario. He married Ruby Essig of Samuelson St., Galt shortly before going overseas. He worked as a reporter on the Galt Reporter and on The News Record of Kitchener. He was killed in action in April 1917.1 1Fenner, Clayton: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 10 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2836342/data?n=1
  		Fenner,H.Clayton-WW1.jpg
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Lance Corporal, 111th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Service #730594
  Name	Clayton Fenner
  Occupation	CA 1916
  	reporter - Galt Reporter & New Record
  Residence	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Iroquois Hotel, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-44689P
  Died	14 Apr 1917	Vimy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [5]
  Buried	La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Lens, France   [5]
  Person ID	I44689	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Fenner,   b. 21 Jan 1868, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1943, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Elfert,   b. 21 Jul 1870, , Germany ,   d. 1952  (Age 81 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F11615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Mabel Essig,   b. 3 Feb 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1971, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F51891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  LCpl Harry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner - Cemetery, La, Departement Pas-de-Calais, and La Cemetery. 1898. "Lcpl Harry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner (1898-1917) -...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56436338/harry-clayton-fenner.

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 13. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Henry Clayton Fenner Born: 3 Dec 1898 County: Waterloo Father: Henry Fenner Mother: Mary E Eifert [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56436338/harry-clayton-fenner. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Mary Elizabeth Eifert Born: Germany Age: 20 Father: John Eifert Mother: Catharine Eifert Born: abt 1869 Spouse: Henry Fenner Age: 21 born: Canada Father: Courad Fenner Mother: Elizabeth Fenner married 23 Oct 1889

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Dec 1898 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Apr 1917 - Vimy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth