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Archie M. Kingsbury was born on 31 July 1904 in Michigan.^1,2,3 He died in February 1983, at age 78, in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona.^2,3 He was buried in Arizona Pioneers Home Cemetery (New Section, Row 7, Grave 3), Prescott, Yavapa, Arizona.⁴

Helen Madelyn Kingsbury was born on 23 August 1906 in Michigan.^1,2 She and Cecil Clare Gower were married on 9 November 1929.³ She died on 19 August 2002, at age 95, in Davison, Genesee, Michigan.^4,2 She was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, Michigan.^4,3

Hugh Henry Dennis was born on 22 September 1901 in Michigan.^3,1 He died on 20 January 1933, at age 31, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Edna C. Dennis was born on 22 August 1903 in Michigan.^2,1 She and David Poet were married on 20 August 1925 in Oakland County, Michigan. She died in 1968, at age ~65.

Charles Arthur Haight was born on 20 October 1906 in Aylmer, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,1 He and Clarissa Blake Miller were married on 8 July 1925 in Petrolia, Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. He died on 14 February 1993, at age 86, in Ontario, Canada.² He was buried in Aylmer Cemetery (Section K), Aylmer, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.²

Dominion of Canada
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Declaration, In the Matter of Registering a Birth which has not been registered in accordance with Sections 15 & 18, THE VITAL STATISTICS ACT
OFFICIAL RETURN OF BIRTH
By Parent or Guardian
County: Elgin
Municipality: Aylmer
# 901956
Name of Child: CHARLES ARTHUR HAIGHT
Date of Birth: 20th October 1906
Where Born: Aylmer
Sex: Male
Place of Parent's Marriage: Township of Malahide
When Married: 16 November 1892
Full Name of Father: FRANK H. HAIGHT
Address: Aylmer
Occupation: Laborer
Maiden Name of Mother: IDA DENNIS
Is she Single, married or Widowed: Married
Name of Physician in Attendance: Call Sinclair M.D.
Single, Twin, Triple, Illegitimate or Still Birth: Single
Name of Person Supplying Information: IDA HAIGHT, Widow
Address: Aylmer
Date of Return: 22 May 1919
______________________________

AYLMER CEMETERY
Aylmer, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
gravestone transcriptions and documented burials
Section K
Lot 11, Concession 5, Malahide Township
8152 Imperial Road (Highway 73 south of Aylmer)
K034. Red granite, red granite on cement, floral motif
MILLER / HAIGHT
Footstones -
Minnie Gertrude / MILLER / Aug. 12, 1870 - June 5, 1961 /
Francis Hincks MILLER / D.D.S., L.D.S. / Sept. 14, 1872 - Apr. 16, 1937 /
Footstones:
Charles Arthur / HAIGHT / Oct. 20, 1906 - Feb. 14, 1993 /
Clarissa BLAKE / HAIGHT / Aug. 7, 1902 - July 14, 1979. Http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/lamb1925.htm
Lambton Co., 1925
12915-25 Charles Arthur HAIGHT, 18, bank clerk, Aylmer Ont., same, s/o Frank HAIGHT, b. Canada & Ida DENNIS, married Clarissa Blake MILLER, 22, Aylmer Ont., same, d/o Francis MILLER, b. Canada & Minnie MAW, witn: F.H. & Minnie MILLER of Aylmer, 8 July 1925 at Petrolia.

William Henry Haight was born on 28 August 1893 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^1,2,1 He died on 18 November 1916, at age 23, in Vimy Ridge, Vimy, Pas de Calais, France.² He was buried in Vimy Memorial Park Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

December 7, 1916
Page 10
c2. Died - Pte. William HAIGHT, Aylmer, killed in action

Cemetery: VIMY MEMORIALPas de Calais, France

Location: Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Vimy Memorial, which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The Memorial is signposted from this road to the left, just before you enter the village of Vimy from the south. The Memorial itself is someway inside the memorial park, but again it is well signposted. The Memorial does more than mark the site of the engagement which Canadians were to remember with more pride than any other operation of the First World War. It stands as a tribute to all who served their country in battle in that four-year struggle, and particularly to those who gave their lives. At the base of the Memorial, these words appear in French and in English: TO THE VALOUR OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR SIXTY THOUSAND DEAD THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF CANADA Inscribed on the ramparts of the Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as "missing, presumed dead" in France. The land for the battlefield park, 91.18 hectares in extent, was (as stated on a plaque at the entrance to the Memorial) "the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the people of Canada". Eleven thousand tonnes of concrete and masonry were required for the base of the Memorial: and 5,500 tonnes of "trau" stone were brought from Yugoslavia for the pylons and the sculptured figures. Construction of the massive work began in 1925, and 11 years later, on July 26, 1936, the monument was unveiled by King Edward VIII. The park surrounding the Memorial was created by horticultural experts. Canadian trees and shrubs were planted in great masses to resemble the woods and forests of Canada. Around the Memorial, beyond the grassy slopes of the approaches, are wooded parklands. Trenches and tunnels have been restored and preserved and the visitor can picture the magnitude of the task that faced the Canadian Corps on that distant dawn when history was made.

Visiting Information: It is recommended by the Visitors Centre at Vimy that visitors wishing to view the tunnels should pre-book tours. To make a booking, please contact The Interpretation Centre at Vimy: Tel: 03 21 58 19 34, Fax: 03 21 58 58 34. Visitors who turn up without pre-booking will still be able to view the tunnels, but on very busy days this could mean a long wait.

ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
County of: Elgin
Division of: Malahide
Page ?
# 006844
No. 28
When Born: September 28th 1893
Name: WILLIAM HENRY
Sex: M
Name and Surname of Father: FRANK HARRISON HAIGHT
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: IDA AUGUSTA DENNIS
Rank or Profession of Father: Farmer
Signature, description, and residence of Informant:
Mrs. WILLIAM DENNIS, Malahide, Mt. Salem P.O.
When Registered: October 27th 1893
Name of Accoucheur: Dr. Colin Sinclair
Signature of Registrar: John Haggan
______________________________

* [William was age 22]
Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
223 Overseas Battalion, C.E.F.
ATTESTATION PAPER
Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force
No. 90 46
1. What is your surname?: HAIGHT
1a. What is your Christian name?: WILLIAM HENRY
1b. What is your address?: Aylmer, Ont.
2. In what Town, Township or Parish, and in what Country were you born?: Elgin County, Ont.
3. What is the name of your next-of-kin?: Mrs. IDA HAIGHT
4. What is the address of your next-of-kin?: Wellington St., Aylmer, On
4a. What is the relationship of your next-of-kin?: Mother
5. What is the date of your birth?: Sept. 28th 1893
6. What is your Trade or Calling?: Printer
7. Are you married?: no
8. Are you willing to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated and inoculated?: y
9. Do you now belong to the Active Militia?: 30th Battery, Aylmer, Ont.
10. Have you ever served in any Military Force?: -
11. Do you understand the nature and terms of your engagement?: yes
12. Are you willing to be attested to serve in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force?: yes
DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY MAN ON ATTESTATION
I, ..... WILLIAM HENRY HAIGHT ....., do solemnly declare that the above are answers made by me to the above questions and that they are true, and that I am willing to fulfil the engagements by me now made, and I hereby engage and agree to serve in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, and to be attached to any arm of the service therein, for the term of one year, or during the war now existing between Great Britain and Germany should that war last longer than one year, and for six months after the termination of that war provided His Majesty should so long require my services, or until legally discharged.
Date: March 29, 1916
W. H. HAIGHT ......... (Signature of Recruit)
J. J. Walters, Lieut. ....... (Signature of Witness)
91st Battalion
OATH TO BE TAKEN BY MAN ON ATTESTATION
I, ..... WILLIAM HENRY HAIGHT ....., do make Oath, that I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to His Majesty King George the Fifth, His Heirs and Successors, and that I will as in duty bound honestly and faithfully defend his Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, in Person, Crown and Dignity, against all enemies, and will observe and obey all orders of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, and of all the Generals and Officers set over me. So help me God.
Date: March 29, 1916
W. H. HAIGHT ......... (Signature of Recruit)
J. J. Walters, Lieut. ....... (Signature of Witness)
91st Battalion
CERTIFICATE OF MAGISTRATE
The Recruit above-named was cautioned by me that if he made any false answer to any of the above questions he would be liable to be punished as provided in the Army Act.
The above questions were then read to the Recruit in my presence.
I have taken care that he understands each question and that his answer to each question has been duly enetered as replied to, and the said Recruit has made and signed the declaration and taken the oath
before me, at .....St. Thomas, Ont..... this ...30th...day of .....March.....1916
W. J. Green, Lt. Col....... (Signature of Justice)
O.C. 91st Overseas Battalion C.E.F.
______________________________

Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1915 - 1919
December 7, 1916
Page 10
c2. Died - Pte. William HAIGHT, Aylmer, killed in action
December 14, 1916
Page 1
c4. Died - Pte. William H. HAIGHT, November 20, killed in action

* * * * *

PTE. WILLIAM HAIGHT IS KILLED IN ACTION
First Aylmer Man of the 91st Batt. to Give his Life for his Country

Mrs. Frank Haight, Wellington st., received a telegram from Ottawa, yesterday morning, conveying the sad news that her eldest son, Pte. William Haight, had paid the supreme sacrifice, having been killed in action, in France.

Pte. Haight went overseas with the 91st Battalion, together with his two brothers, Harry and Clark, who are also on the firing line. Another brother, Dennis, has since enlisted with the Windsor kiltie battalion.

When deceased first offered his services he was rejected, but was determined to do his bit and underwent an operation, which made him a successful applicant on presenting himself a second time.

Pte. Haight is the first Aylmer man of the 91st Battalion to be killed in action, and the sad news has cast a gloom over the entire town. Truly the war is close at hand. He was a fine young man, and a consistent member of the Baptist Young Men's Class. He was at one time an employee of the Express, where he learned the printing trade, but was last employed by Mr. Ed Miller, hardware merchant.

His father met with a sudden death some years ago. He was employed on the M.C.R. at Tillsonburg, when a train struck the hand car on which he was riding.

The widowed mother will have the sympothy of all in her bereavement.
______________________________

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
Debt of Honour Register
In Memory of
WILLIAM HENRY HAIGHT
Private
190146
75th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.)
who died on
Saturday 18 November 1916. Age 23.
Additional Information: Son of Frank H. and Ida A. Haight, of Aylmer West, Ontario.
Cemetery: VIMY MEMORIALPas de Calais, France
Location: Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Vimy Memorial, which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The Memorial is signposted from this road to the left, just before you enter the village of Vimy from the south. The Memorial itself is someway inside the memorial park, but again it is well signposted. The Memorial does more than mark the site of the engagement which Canadians were to remember with more pride than any other operation of the First World War. It stands as a tribute to all who served their country in battle in that four-year struggle, and particularly to those who gave their lives. At the base of the Memorial, these words appear in French and in English: TO THE VALOUR OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR SIXTY THOUSAND DEAD THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF CANADA Inscribed on the ramparts of the Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as "missing, presumed dead" in France. The land for the battlefield park, 91.18 hectares in extent, was (as stated on a plaque at the entrance to the Memorial) "the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the people of Canada". Eleven thousand tonnes of concrete and masonry were required for the base of the Memorial: and 5,500 tonnes of "trau" stone were brought from Yugoslavia for the pylons and the sculptured figures. Construction of the massive work began in 1925, and 11 years later, on July 26, 1936, the monument was unveiled by King Edward VIII. The park surrounding the Memorial was created by horticultural experts. Canadian trees and shrubs were planted in great masses to resemble the woods and forests of Canada. Around the Memorial, beyond the grassy slopes of the approaches, are wooded parklands. Trenches and tunnels have been restored and preserved and the visitor can picture the magnitude of the task that faced the Canadian Corps on that distant dawn when history was made.

Frederick William Bismark Tole was born on 29 March 1876 in Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada.^1,3 He and Rosa May (Rosey) Sturk were married on 18 April 1906 in Blenheim, Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada.^2,1 He and Rosa May (Rosey) Sturk were married on 18 April 1906 in Kent County, Michigan.⁴ He died in 1971, at age ~95.⁵ He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.^2,5

Susan (Susie) Maud Sturk was born on 24 May 1881 in Ontario, Canada.^2,3 She and Archie Edgar McLachlan were married on 16 March 1911 in Kent, Ontario, Canada.^4,3 She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.⁵

Archie Edgar McLachlan was born in 1877 in Ontario, Canada.^3,4 He and Susan (Susie) Maud Sturk were married on 16 March 1911 in Kent, Ontario, Canada.^1,5 He died in 1962, at age ~85.⁴ He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.⁴

Archie Edgar McLachlan was a Farmer.³

Ivan Harold Tole was born on 7 December 1909 in Blenheim, Kent, Ontario, Canada.^1,2 He died in 1975, at age ~66.² He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.^3,2