Clayton Elmer Underwood

1894 - 1918  (23 years)

• Name	Clayton Elmer Underwood
  Born	3 Dec 1894	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  		Underwood,ClaytonE.-WW1.jpg
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	? Rubber Mfg.
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Congregational
  Military	1914	WW1
  	WW1, Private, 4th Reserve Infantry Battalion / 18th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Service #3131734
  Misfortune	killed in WW1
  Sports Team Membership	1914	Berlin Cubs Baseball Team, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
  		Berlin Cubs Baseball Team 1914 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  Residence	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Residence	Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario   [3, 4]
  Residence	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-156982
  Died	11 Nov 1918	, France
  Buried	Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, St. Roch, Nord, , France
  Person ID	I156982	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Henry Underwood,   b. 13 Jun 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Angeline Elbert,   b. 24 Feb 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F39347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Forced to fight, he died on the war's final day By Jeff Outhit Clayton Elmer Underwood played baseball for a championship team. Then his country sent him into combat. He helped chase the enemy out of France, only to die on Nov. 11, 1918, the day the First World War ended. Did he learn of victory before his wounds killed him? We can only speculate. But we do know this: Clayton was the last local soldier to die while the Great War still raged. Canada conscripted him into the infantry after running out of volunteers. Thus compelled, he did his duty. Forced to fight, he died on the war's final day . (2016). Therecord.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/6959235-forced-to-fight-he-died-on-the-war-s-final-day/

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 10. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 13. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Dec 1894 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? Rubber Mfg. - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Congregational - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports Team Membership - 1914 - Berlin Cubs Baseball Team, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Residence - - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario Residence - - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario Died - 11 Nov 1918 - , France Buried - - Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, St. Roch, Nord, , France  = Link to Google Earth