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Private Walter Davidson Dryden

Private Walter Davidson Dryden

Male 1894 - 1917  (22 years)

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  • Name Walter Davidson Dryden 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 29 Aug 1894  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    • Dryden, Walter Davidson Private. Enlisted at Galt March 20, 1916 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in Canada and his next of kin is Mrs. Elizabeth Dryden, 40 Concession Street, Galt1a

      1aDryden, Walter Davidson: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2887766/data?n=1
    Dryden, Walter Davidson Private.
    Dryden, Walter Davidson Private.
    Enlisted at Galt March 20, 1916 with the 111th Battalion. He was born in Canada and his next of kin is Mrs. Elizabeth Dryden, 40 Concession Street, Galt

    Dryden, Walter Davidson: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2887766/data?n=1
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, Service #730635 
    Residence Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 40 Concession St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-95258P 
    Died 15 Aug 1917  near, Loos, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I95258  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father John Kennedy Dryden,   b. 4 Apr 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" Biggar,   b. 18 Sep 1854, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 31 May 1876  Sydenham Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F24631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 2.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142080220.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56676851.

    5. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    6. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 18.

    7. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 003088 (1876).
      Name:John Kennedy Dryden Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1845 Birth Place:Ontario Marriage Date:31 May 1876 Marriage Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada Father:Andrew Dryden Mother:Elisabeth Dryden Spouse:Elisabeth Biggar

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Aug 1894 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - 40 Concession St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1917 - near, Loos, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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