Private Walter Leeson Markle

1886 - 1918  (31 years)

• Name	Walter Leeson Markle
  Prefix	Private
  Born	22 Apr 1886	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Private
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Service #21641
  Misfortune	1918
  	died of infection while in WW1
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-72542P
  Died	4 Feb 1918	Oshawa, East Whitby, Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario   [5]
  	Cause: Orchitis - Acute Heart Complications
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I388214	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander Markle,   b. 7 Jan 1853, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Jane Elizabeth "Jennie" Leeson,   b. 2 Jan 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1883	St. Vincent Township, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F262465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Markle, a 31-year-old machinist with German roots, was the first local conscript to die. Ordered into the army in January 1918, he died of an infection Feb. 4, 1918, before he could be sent to the Western Front.

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-3 Page 8. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. MARKLE/ In loving memory of/ Alexander MARKLE/ 1852 - 1926/ his wife/ Jane E.LEESON/ 1857 - 1942/ Pte. Walker L. MARKLE/ 1886 - 1918/ [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S2492] zzz Military. Name:Walter Markle Death Date:4 Feb 1918 Rank:Private Unit:2nd Depot Bn 2nd C O R Service Number:3317081 Cemetery:Trinity Church Cemetery Burial Place:Galt, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Apr 1886 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Orchitis - Acute Heart Complications - 4 Feb 1918 - Oshawa, East Whitby, Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth