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Lance Corporal Walter Cornelius Panabaker

Male 1893 - 1918  (25 years)


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  • Name Walter Cornelius Panabaker 
    Prefix Lance Corporal 
    Born 15 Jul 1893  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [5
    • Panabaker, Walter Cornelius Lance Corporal. Enlisted with 111th Battalion of South Waterloo. He was killed in action October 1, 1918 He was the son of Mr. Levi Panabaker of Hespeler, Ontario. He enlisted at Hespeler, January 4, 1916.

      Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
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    Panabaker,WalterC.-WW1.jpg
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    WW1, Lance Corporal, 111th South Waterloo Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Service #730317 
    Misfortune 1918 
    killed in WW1 
    Misfortune 1918 
    Killed in WW1 
    Name Walter Cornelius Pannebecker 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Residence Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-48626 
    Died 1 Oct 1918  , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: killed by gunshot in WW1 
    Buried Haynecourt British Cemetery, Haynecourt, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I48626  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Levi Wanner Panabaker,   b. 15 Nov 1855, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Veronica Holm,   b. 1 Aug 1867, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1946, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 24 Mar 1891  Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F2862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S377] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1901, Sub-District Number: G-4 Family Number: 84 Page: 9.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 9.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Walter Cornelius Panabaker Born: 15 Jul 1893 County: Waterloo Father: Levi W Panabaker Mother: Veronica Holm

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

    5. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948.
      Walter Cornelius Panabaker Death Date: 1 Oct 1918 Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: 4th Battalion Service number: 730317 Cemetery: Haynecourt British Cemetery Cemetery Location: 3 3/4 Miles North West of Cambrai, France Burial Place: Cambrai, France

      "Killed in Action."
      While on duty in a maohine gun post West of Abancourt ho was hit by an enemy rifle bullet and died within a few minutes.

    6. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Victoria Holm Born: Township of Pushlinch Age: 23 Father: Daniel Holm Mother: Annie Panebaker Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Levi Wanner Panebaker Age: 36 born: Waterloo Father: David Panebaker Mother: Catherine Wanner married 24 Mar 1891 married: Huron

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jul 1893 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: killed by gunshot in WW1 - 1 Oct 1918 - , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Haynecourt British Cemetery, Haynecourt, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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