William James Anticknap

1894 - 1917  (22 years)

• Name	William James Anticknap
  Born	20 Nov 1894	Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50461
  Died	16 Jun 1917	, France   [3, 4]
  Buried	Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France   [4]
  Person ID	I50461	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	James Anticknap,   b. 20 Jan 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1933, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Pride,   b. 17 Oct 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F13088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-4 Page 15. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Name:William Anticknap Birth Date:20 Nov 1894 Birth Location:Crosshill, Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada Residence:Attwood, Ontario, Canada Relative:James Anticknap Relationship:Father Regiment Number:727671 [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Anticknap/ Robert Thomas/ Son of/ James & Mary J./ Anticknap/ Died May 21, 1911/ Aged 25 yrs. 1 mo. 12 dys./ Also William/ Killed in action France/ June 15, 1917/ Aged 23 yrs. 6 mos. & 26 dys. [Back] Anticknap [S2444] Military - Commonwealth War Graves Commission, William James Anticknap - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada. (2019). Veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2020, from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/465413.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Nov 1894 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jun 1917 - , France  = Link to Google Earth