Nelson Chaplin Clay

1896 - 1917  (20 years)

• Name	Nelson Chaplin Clay
  Born	2 Nov 1896	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Apprentice, Iron Foundry
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, 111th Battalion, Service #730640
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
  Residence	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	6 West Main St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-207669
  Died	3 May 1917	, France
  Buried	Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I207669	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Edwin Clay,   b. 11 Feb 1865, , England ,   d. 4 Dec 1947, New Toronto, Etobicoke Twp, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Clara Tomlin,   b. Mar 1869, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F189480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Nelson Chaplin Clay local resident who fought in the first world war. photo courtesy of the Kitchener Public Library.

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 6. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1896 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Apprentice, Iron Foundry - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 May 1917 - , France Buried - - Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth