Private Harold Voelker

1896 - 1920  (24 years)

• Name	Harold Voelker
  Prefix	Private
  Born	8 May 1896	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private, 118th Battalion / 1st Battalion
  Misfortune	1920  [4]
  	died from war wounds
  Died	3 Dec 1920	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white studio portrait photograph, inside a photo cover, of Ex. Private Harold Voelker in uniform. Notes: Ex. Private Voelker was born 8 May 1896 in Berlin (later Kitchener), Ontario. He served with the 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry. Voelker was wounded at Passchendaele, Belgium on 6 November 1917 and later died of his wounds on 3 December 1920.
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	306 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-97642P
  Buried	Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I97642	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Voelker,   b. 19 Feb 1863, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Ortwein,   b. 29 Oct 1864, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F25167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Harold Voelker Voelker was wounded at Passchendaele, Belgium on 6 November 1917 and later died of his wounds on 3 December 1920. Original in Kitchener Public Library

  
  

• Notes

  Died in Toronto on Friday, Dec. 3rd, 1920, Pte. Harold Voelker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Voelker, of Kitchener, from wounds received at Passchendale, Nov. 6th, 1917, 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry, at the age of 24 years. The military funeral which took place on Sunday last was one of the largest seen at Kitchener. Harold leaves to mourn his loss, his parents and 3 brothers, William, of Waterloo, Ian, of Iriquois [sic], and Oliver, of Kitchener. The whole community sympathizes with the family in their sad bereavement. New Hamburg Independent, December 10, 1920

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 23. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 4. [S232] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Calvary United St. Jacobs 4585 Cemetery Internet Link. Ion Voelker / 1891 - 1952 / D - Harold Voelker / 1896 - 1920 [S232] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Calvary United St. Jacobs 4585 Cemetery Internet Link. [Commonwealth Monument: Maple Leaf] / 751267 Private / Harold Voelker / 1st Battn. C.E.F. / 3rd Dec. 1920 / + / Born 8th May, 1896 / Died From Wounds [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 May 1896 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Dec 1920 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth