Private Elmer Arthur Dahmer

1898 - 1918  (19 years)

• Name	Elmer Arthur Dahmer
  Prefix	Private
  Born	21 Oct 1898	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Dahmer, Elmer Private. Enlisted at Galt, March 22, 1915 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in Canada and his next of kin is Mrs. Sarah Dahmer, R.R.1 Shakespeare, Ontario.1a 1aDahmer, Elmer: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 19 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2887105/data?n=1
  		Dahmer, Elmer Private. Enlisted at Galt, March 22, 1915 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in Canada and his next of kin is Mrs. Sarah Dahmer, R.R.1 Shakespeare, Ontario. Dahmer, Elmer: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 19 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2887105/data?n=1
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
  Misfortune	killed in war
  	He got within 100 metres of his objective when a German bullet tore into his brain and killed him at 19.
  Residence	Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	48 West Main St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1916	48 West Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-90436
  Died	8 Aug 1918	, France   [2, 4]
  Buried	Wood Cemetery, Marcelcave, , Picardie, France   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I90436	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Dahmer,   b. Apr 1873, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1920  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Sarah Braun,   b. 7 Jun 1869, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1931, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1878	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F36894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23713625. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2007] Military - Canada - War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death. Elmer Arthur Dahmer Death Date: 8 Aug 1918 Rank: Private Unit: 4th Battalion Service number: 730398 Cemetery: Wood British Cemetery Cemetery Location: 6 Miles South East of Corbie, France Burial Place: Corbie, France "Killed in Action" When within 100 yards of the objective, Private Dahmer was instantly killed by a bullet through the brain.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1898 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1916 - 48 West Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Aug 1918 - , France Buried - - Wood Cemetery, Marcelcave, , Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth