William Henry Arthur Haskins

1893 - 1918  (24 years)

• Name	William Henry Arthur Haskins
  Born	9 Dec 1893	London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Haskins, William Henry A. Corporal. He was attached to the 24th Regiment and enlisted with the 34th Battalion at Kitchener, January 12, 1915. He was born in England and his next of kin Mrs. Haskins, lives at 53 Cherry Street, Kitchener, Ontario. He died of wounds, July 28, 1918.1a 1aHaskins, William Henry A.: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 14 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2837153/data?n=1
  		Haskins,WilliamH.-WW1.jpg
  Immigration	1903	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Finisher, Shop
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Church of England
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, 24th Grey's Horse, Service #602133
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Corporal, 24th Regiment / 34th Battalion
  Residence	, England   [3]
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-175685
  Died	28 Jul 1918	, France   [4]
  Buried	Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension, Wanquetin, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [4]
  Person ID	I175685	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William A. Haskins,   b. Apr 1872, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Alice Lee,   b. Jun 1873, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F175335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 7. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. William Henry Arthur Haskins Death Date: 28 Jul 1918 Rank: Corporal Unit: 16th Battalion Service number: 602133 Cemetery: Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Cemetery Location: 6 1/2 Miles West of Arras, France Burial Place: Arras, France "Died of Wounds" While in the "jumping off" trench preparing to take part in a raid on enemy positions near Arras, on the morning of July 23th 1918, an enemy shell landed in the trench severely wounding him in the neck and left arm. His wounds were dressed and he was taken to a dressing station and later evacuated to No.3 Canadian Field Ambulance where he died.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Dec 1893 - London, England Immigration - 1903 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Finisher, Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , England Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jul 1918 - , France Buried - - Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension, Wanquetin, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth