Edward John Hemmerly

1915 - 1978  (63 years)

• Name	Edward John Hemmerly
  Born	24 Feb 1915	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131839239
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-477983
  Died	29 Aug 1978	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I477983	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Edward Hemmerly,   b. 17 Aug 1888, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1966  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Amelia Hamel,   b. 29 Jan 1891, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 57 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1914	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F53255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Effie Marie Kissner,   b. 23 Jul 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Nancy Hemmerly   2. Judith "Judy" Hemmerly,   b. 30 Dec 1942,   d. 2 May 2018  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F296069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PTE. EDWARD HEMMERLY Serving in Germany, Pte, Edward Hemmerly is reported to have been wounded in recent action, but no details have been received by his wife, Mrs. Effie Hemmerly, 101 Mill St., Kitchener. The 30-year-old solidier is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hemmerly, 13 Princess St., Waterloo. Enlisting July 18, 1944, he went with a reinforcement group to an infantry unit, arriving overseas Dec. 24, 1944. Prior to reaching Germany he fought in Belgium. Born in Waterloo, he was educated at Central School and at the K-W Collegiate. He was employed at John Lang & Sons. before joining the Canadian Army. PTE. EDWARD HEMMERLY Pte. Edward Hemmerly, 101 Mill St., who was reported wounded about ten days ago, is now at No. 10 Canadian General Hospital, Belgium, his wife has been informed.. Writing five days after he had his leg broken by a German shell he said he lost a great deal of blood while lying out in the open for nine hours before being located and, given attention. An artery had been severed along with the fracture. Mar 24, 1945

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Hemmerly/ R.H.L.I./ 1915 Edward J. 1978/ And His Wife/ 1918 Effie M. Kissner/ In Loving Memory [2022 Update] Effie died 2009 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131839239.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Feb 1915 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Aug 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth