Cpl
William
Herbert
(Herbert)
Christmas
Born in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William John Christmas
and Ellen (Holland) Christmas
Brother of
Lily Christmas, Frederick John Christmas, Ellen Mary Christmas, Dorothy Evelyn (Christmas) Potter and Edward Walter Christmas
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 22
in Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Biography
Herbert Christmas was born in Chelsea, Middlesex, England.
Herbert Christmas migrated from England to Canada.
Cpl Herbert Christmas served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 15 Nov 1915
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1 Mar 1917
Service started: 15 Nov 1915
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1 Mar 1917
Cpl Herbert Christmas Died of Wounds during World War I.
William was born 30 Jan 1895 (War record) and baptised 17 Mar 1895 St John, Worlds End, Kensington and Chelsea, England, the son of William Christmas Butler, and Ellen Holland of 18 Bratan St. [1] [2]
After emigrating to Canada he enlisted in the Canadian Army and was killed in action in France.
In 1901 the family lived on Drakes Corner Great Wigborough, Essex. [3]
- Parents: William J Christmas (40 Carrier, Carm(an) b West Mersea), Ellen Christmas (40 b Bramley)
- Children:Frederick J Christmas (9 b Paddington), Ellen M Christmas (8 b Paddington), Herbert W Christmas (6 b Chelsea), Dorothy E Christmas (1 b Chelsea)
In 1911 he emigrated to Canada to take up farming, settling in Washington, Ontario. On 15 Nov 1915, he volunteered and enlisted at Woodstock joining the 71st Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. On attestation at enlistment he was found to be 5’11” with blue eyes and brown hair and have a deep scar behind the left knee. Service No: 127577. After training his Battalion sailed for England from Halifax on the RMS Olympic arriving at Liverpool on 11th April 1916. On 28 June 1916 he was transferred to the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment). and left for le Havre, France on 12 Aug 1916. On 7 October 1916 he was promoted to Lance Corporal and then acting Corporal on 16 Dec 1916. In early 1917, the Battalion were in the Carency Sector near Vimy Ridge, north of Arras. An attack on 1 Mar 1917 resulted in his death.[4][5]
His full service record can be found on the Canadian Great War Project site. [6]
He died 1 Mar 1917 at the age of 22 and was buried at Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery Souchez, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France PLOT B. 1.[7]
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth,(https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [1st Jun 2022]), database entry for [Christmas, William Herbert] (Mother's maiden Holland), Reference: 1895 M Quarter in CHELSEA Volume 01A Page 430
- ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P74/JN/006 Ancestry uk Record 1558 #4673930 Ancestry share
- ↑ Class: RG13; Piece: 1714; Folio: 26; Pag Ancestry uk Record uki1901 #9877239 Ancestry share
- ↑ Mersea Museum Corporal Herbert William Christmas Roger Bullen / Tony Millatt
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Battle of Vimy Ridge," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge&oldid=1095702665 (accessed June 30, 2022).
- ↑ Canadian Great War Project Corporal Herbert William Christmas
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56185560/herbert-william-christmas : accessed 30 June 2022), memorial page for Cpl Herbert William Christmas (30 Jan 1895–1 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56185560, citing Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, Souchez, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France ; Maintained by War Graves (contributor 6) . Find A Grave: Memorial #56185560
See also
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial Corporal Herbert William Christmas
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