John Andrew Gehl

1888 - 1916  (27 years)

• Name	John Andrew Gehl
  Born	27 Sep 1888	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  		Gehl,JohnA.-WW1.jpg
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Carpenter, Outside
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Private
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Service #53916
  Misfortune	24 Apr 1916	, Belgium
  	killed in WW1
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-47648
  Died	24 Apr 1916	, Belgium
  Buried	Voormezeele Enclosures No. 1 and No. 2Voormezeele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Person ID	I47648	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Reinhardt Gehl,   b. 10 Dec 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Woods,   b. 15 Jan 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F12301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Killed in action. Shrapnel - St. Eloi. When on a wiring party near St. Eloi, he was hit in the head by an enemy grenade or large piece of shrapnel, and instantly killed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 15. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 7. [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. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Gehl Reinhard, 23, res. Waterloo, born. Waterloo, s/o Wilhelm & Margaretha (Gross), married 13 Apr 1869 Marianne Woods, 16, res. Waterloo, born. Waterloo, d/o & Sally Woods

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Sep 1888 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter, Outside - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed in WW1 - 24 Apr 1916 - , Belgium Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Apr 1916 - , Belgium Buried - - Voormezeele Enclosures No. 1 and No. 2Voormezeele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth