Herbert George Fahrenkopf

1890 - 1918  (27 years)

• Name	Herbert George Fahrenkopf
  Born	3 Dec 1890	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan, Service # 256827
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private
  Residence	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Springwater, Saskatchewan   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-47534
  Died	8 Aug 1918
  Person ID	I47534	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Georgius Peter "George" Fahrenkopf,   b. 25 Feb 1852, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1939  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Maria Anna "Mary" Voisin,   b. 22 Nov 1851, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1902, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1873	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F12277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Canada ordered Herbert Fahrenkopf, 26, into the army in January 1918, conscripting him off a Saskatchewan farm. The unmarried farmer was born in St. Clements. On his way to the Amiens front, Fahrenkopf marched through a French village lined with U.S. troops who cheered themselves hoarse. The Canadians cheered back. Days later a German shell killed him in what was likely his first combat. He survived less than three weeks on the Western Front. Outhit, J. (2018). At last, the end of the war was in sight. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8805694-at-last-the-end-of-the-war-was-in-sight/

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 13. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012963-73. Georgius Fahrenkopf, 21, occ. Yeoman, b. St. Clements, res. St. Clements, son of Peter and Elizabeth married Maria Anna Voisin, 19, b. St. Clements, res. St. Clements, daughter of Joseph and Catherine, witnessed by: Joseph Voisin and Theresia Stroh of St. Clements, 24 February 1873 in St. Clements

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Dec 1890 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Springwater, Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth