Lieut-Col. Arthur Volkman Yates

1893 - 1948  (54 years)

• Name	Arthur Volkman Yates
  Prefix	Lieut-Col.
  Born	4 Nov 1893	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 1st Battalion  [5]
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Student
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Captain, 1st Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Lieutenant, 111th Battalion / 29th Regiment,
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-89961P
  Died	1948  [7]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I89961	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Thomas Yates,   b. 8 Jan 1864, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Feb 1956  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Emma Mary Volkmann,   b. 3 Jul 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	18 May 1892	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F18658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christine Mary Livingston Wilson,   b. 1894, Crieff, Scotland ,   d. 1987  (Age 93 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1925	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F250612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 20. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 22. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Arthur Volkmann Date of Birth: 4 Nov 1893 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Thomas Yates Mother's name: Emma Mary Volkmann [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. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Yates/ In Loving Memory Of/ Arthur.V. Yates/ 1893 - 1948/ His Beloved Wife/ Christine Wilson/ 1894- 1987/ Ever Remembered. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Thomas Yates Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1864 Birth Place: Plattsville, Ontario Marriage Date: 18 May 1892 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Jas Yates Mother: Elizabeth Ann Yates Spouse: Emma Mary Volkmann Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1866 Spouse Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Spouse Father: John Volkmann Spouse Mother: Maria Volkmann [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Arthur Volkmann Yates Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1894 Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1925 Marriage County or District: Wentworth Father: Thomas Yates Mother: Emma Mary Volkmann Spouse: Christina Mary Livingstone Wilson Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1897 Spouse Birth Place: Creiff, Scotland Spouse Father: David Wilson Spouse Mother: Jessie Matheson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Nov 1893 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Oct 1925 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth