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John William WADDICOR

Male 1882 - 1917  (34 years)


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  • Name John William WADDICOR 
    Born 3 Dec 1882  24 Bentley Street, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 27 Mar 1902  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Person ID I55  Eileen's Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2018 

    Father Edmund WADDICOR,   b. 1853, Darwen, Lancashire, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Feb 1900  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Stokes,   b. Mar 1857, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931, Darwen, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Family ID F671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maud Lilian Wright,   b. 1885, Slawston, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1934, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 1903  Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart