August James Zapfe

1881 - 1917  (36 years)

• Name	August James Zapfe
  Born	8 Jan 1881	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [4]
  	Zapfe, August J. Private. Enlisted July 1915 with the Infantry. He was with 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles. Church of England. Born at Windsor, January 8, 1881 and educated at Kitchener. Unmarried. He was reported missing and later it was learned that he had died June 27, 1916. His mother, Mrs. Jennie Zapfe, lives on Francis Street North, Kitchener. Douglas Bellinger, 19 Shanley Street, Kitchener. Zapfe, August J.: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 13 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2885187/data?n=1
  		Zapfe,AugustJ.-WW1.jpg
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	machinist
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private, 5th C. M. R.
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Service #401190
  Misfortune	1917
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Residence	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	45 Francis St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-95560P
  Died	3 Jun 1917
  Buried	Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Person ID	I95560	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Herman Zapfe,   b. 1846, , Germany ,   d. 1898  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Jennie Dalton,   b. 3 Oct 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-2 pg 12. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. August James Zapfe Birth Date: 8 Jan 1881 Birth Location: Windsor, Ontario Relative: Mrs J Zapfe Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 401199 [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. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-2 pg 12. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jan 1881 - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - machinist - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth