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1882 - 1917 (34 years)
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Name |
John William WADDICOR |
Born |
3 Dec 1882 |
24 Bentley Street, Darwen, Lancashire, England |
Gender |
Male |
Emigration |
27 Mar 1902 |
Canada |
With Samuel Aspden, he sailed on the SS Grampian from Liverpool for Canada, arrived in Halifax on April 7, 1912. From Canada they made their way to Detroit, Michigan USA. Once they had settled John?s wife and Samuel?s wife and child joined them. |
Residence |
2 Apr 1911 |
38 Snape Street, Darwen, Lancashire, England |
John William Waddicor 28 Maud Lillian Waddicor 26 Samuel Aspden 27 Ada Aspden 27 Margaret Minnie Aspden 7 Rosalind Aspden 1 |
Died |
16 Aug 1917 |
ens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
Buried |
His regiment formed part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and he saw action on the western front. His life was cut short at the Battle of Hill 70 on the outskirts of Lens, France. His name is recorded on the Vimy Memorial. |
- For the history of the regiments ?The 13th Battalion Royal Highlanders of Canada, 1914-1919? was published in 1925 and contains a detailed account of the battle where John lost his life, see http://tinyurl.com/m9n2svl
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Person ID |
I55 |
Eileen's Family Tree |
Last Modified |
13 Feb 2018 |
Father |
Edmund WADDICOR, b. 1853, Darwen, Lancashire, , England , d. 08 Feb 1900 (Age 47 years) |
Mother |
Sarah Ann Stokes, b. Mar 1857, Shropshire, England , d. 1931, Darwen, Lancashire (Age ~ 73 years) |
Family ID |
F671 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Maud Lilian Wright, b. 1885, Slawston, Leicestershire, England , d. 25 May 1934, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 49 years) |
Married |
1903 |
Darwen, Lancashire, England |
Children |
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Last Modified |
13 Feb 2018 |
Family ID |
F216 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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