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
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232442212
  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	11 Jun 1948	Deloro, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I89961	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Thomas Yates,   b. 8 Jan 1864, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1956, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (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. 24 Jun 1987, Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1925	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Dorothy Ann Yates   2. Thomas David Yates
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F250612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A. V. Yates PRESTON, June 12 \endash A.V. Yates of Deloro, a native of Preston, died suddenly yesterday at his home in Deloro. He was 54 years of age, son of Thomas and the late Mrs. Yates of Preston. He had been a resident of Deloro since 1913, and was general manager of the Deloro Smelting and Refining Co., Ltd. Educated in Preston and Galt primary and secondary schools, he was a graduate of the Ontario College of Education, Toronto. He served overseas with the 111th Battalion, C.E.F. in the First World War, received the Military Cross and was three times mentioned in dispatches. During the Second World War he commanded the reserve battalion of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment for two years. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Yates was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Church of England. Surviving is his widow, the former Christine Wilson; a daughter, Dorothy Ann Yates, nurse in training at Toronto General Hospital; a son, Thomas David Yates, attending Albert College in Belleville; his father, Thomas Yates, Preston; two sisters, Miss Blanche Yates, Preston and Mrs. Walter R. Cross, Galt; one brother Ralph F. Yates of Toronto. His mother predeceased him in 1944. The body will rest at the Stager Pass, Ltd., Funeral Home, Preston, upon arrival by motor from Deloro on Sunday. Service will take place at the funeral home on Monday at 2:30. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery. Rev. R.T. Appleyard of St. John's Anglican Church, Preston will officiate. The service will be in charge of the Masonic order Waterloo Region Record: June 12 1948 edition, page 19

  
  

• 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