Private William Clark

1890 - 1917  (26 years)

• Name	William Clark
  Prefix	Private
  Born	22 Jul 1890	Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Clark, William Private. Enlisted March 25, 1916 Was attached to the 111th Battalion of South Waterloo and transferred to the 75th Battalion. Presbyterian Born in Drayton on July 22, 1900 and educated at the Dickson School, Galt, Ontario He was killed in action at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. His mother, Mrs. James Clark, lives at 87 Francis St., Galt. Peggy Stubbs, 96 Glenmorris St., Galt.1a 1aClark, William: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 14 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2829895/data?n=3
  		Clark,William-WW1.jpg
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Plymouth Brethren
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-68027
  Died	9 Apr 1917	Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France   [4]
  Buried	Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [4]
  Person ID	I68027	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Clark,   b. 2 Jul 1859, Yorkville, York Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Dec 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Agnes Cunningham "Aggie" Mathieson,   b. 10 May 1864, Aberdeen (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1953, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1888	Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F17772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-12 Page 9. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 29. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. William Clark Death Date: 9 Apr 1917 Rank: Private Unit: 75th Battalion Service number: 730676 Cemetery: Canadian Cemetery. Killed in action [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. James Clark Born: Yorkville Ont Age: 28 Father: James Clark Mother: Jane Clark Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Agnes Mattheson Age: 23 born: Aberdeen Father: Thos Mattheson Mother: Margaret Mattheson married 3 Apr 1888 married: Waterloo, Waterloo Township

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jul 1890 - Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Residence - Plymouth Brethren - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Apr 1917 - Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France Buried - - Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth