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Henry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner

Male 1898 - 1917  (18 years)


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  • Name Henry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner 
    Born 3 Dec 1898  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    • Fenner, Clayton Lance Corporal. Enlisted at Galt with 111th Battalion under the name of Henry Frank Clayton on March 13, 1916. He was born in New Hamburg. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fenner, now live on Menno St., Waterloo, Ontario. He married Ruby Essig of Samuelson St., Galt shortly before going overseas. He worked as a reporter on the Galt Reporter and on The News Record of Kitchener. He was killed in action in April 1917.1

      1Fenner, Clayton: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 10 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2836342/data?n=1
    Fenner,H.Clayton-WW1.jpg
    Fenner,H.Clayton-WW1.jpg
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    WW1, Lance Corporal, 111th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Service #730594 
    Name Clayton Fenner 
    Occupation CA 1916 
    reporter - Galt Reporter & New Record 
    Residence New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Iroquois Hotel, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-44689P 
    Died 14 Apr 1917  Vimy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Lens, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I44689  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Fenner,   b. 21 Jan 1868, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1943, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Elfert,   b. 21 Jul 1870, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F11615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruby Mabel Essig,   b. 3 Feb 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1971, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    LCpl Harry Clayton 'Clayton' Fenner -
    LCpl Harry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner -
    Cemetery, La, Departement Pas-de-Calais, and La Cemetery. 1898. "Lcpl Harry Clayton "Clayton" Fenner (1898-1917) -...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56436338/harry-clayton-fenner.

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 13.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Henry Clayton Fenner Born: 3 Dec 1898 County: Waterloo Father: Henry Fenner Mother: Mary E Eifert

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 4.

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56436338/harry-clayton-fenner.

    6. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Mary Elizabeth Eifert Born: Germany Age: 20 Father: John Eifert Mother: Catharine Eifert Born: abt 1869 Spouse: Henry Fenner Age: 21 born: Canada Father: Courad Fenner Mother: Elizabeth Fenner married 23 Oct 1889

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Dec 1898 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Apr 1917 - Vimy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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