David Charles Church (1895 - 1971)

Born 2 Jun 1895 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Rae — married 20 Aug 1926 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Died 20 Jan 1971 at age 75 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Private David Church served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 18 Oct 1916
Unit(s): 191sr Btln; 50th Btln
Service ended: 06 Nov 1920

Private David Church was Wounded in Action during World War I.

David Charles Church in 1895 in Calgary, Alberta. He was the son of a farmer and became a rancher.

In October, 1916, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces and first joined the 191st Battalion then, upon deployment to France, the 50th Battalion. He suffered a severe wound to the jaw on October 22d, 1917 in Ypres and was treated in different hospitals until his discharge from the force on November 6th, 1920.

He became a farmer in his own ranch in Balzac from 1921, where he lived until his death in 1971. He married Mary Elizabeth Rae in 1926, they had three sons.

Sources

• Birth: "Alberta, Canada, Births Index, 1870-1898"
  Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Birth Indexes; Registration Number: 001166
  Ancestry Record 61559 #1972 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  David Charles Church born in 1895 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• 1901 Census: "1901 Census of Canada"
  Year: 1901; Census Place: Nose Creek, Alberta, The Territories; Page: 5; Family No: 32
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8826 #5279103 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Charles Church (5), single in The Territories. Born in Alberta.
• 1906 Census: "1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta"
  Year: 1906; Census Place: 09, Calgary, Alberta; Page: 80; Family No: 425
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8827 #2958792 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Chas Church (11) son in household of W J Church (42) in Alberta. Born in Alberta.
• 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Canada"
  Year: 1911; Census Place: 7, Calgary, Alberta; Page: 5; Family No: 39
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8947 #6958703 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Charles Church (15), single son, None NG, in household of William J Church (27) in Alberta. Born in Alberta.
• 1916 Census: "1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta"
  Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Calgary West, 02; Roll: T-21949; Page: 20; Family No: 230
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1556 #760567272 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  David C Church (21), single, Farmer's Son, at 26, 1, 5, Beddington, Calgary West, Alberta, Canada. Born in Alberta.
• Military: Libraries and Archives Canada, Personnel Records of the First World War, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1709 - 1, Item ID Number 100912, http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=pffww&id=100912&lang=eng
• 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
  Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 4; Census Place: 4, Calgary West, Alberta; Page Number: 11; Line Number: 50
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #6594414 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  David C Church (26), single, Farmer, head of household at 116 26, Calgary West, Alberta, Canada. Born in Alberta.
• Marriage: "Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944"
  Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Marriage Indexes
  Ancestry Record 61560 #59293 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Daniel C Church marriage to Mary E. Rae in 1926 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• Marriage: "Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
  Calgary Herald; Publication Date: 27/ Aug/ 1926; Publication Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/481649334/?article=f1a34956-c009-4560-a268-61f131efe0ed&focus=0.5002811,0.11446648,0.6204093,0.19968458&xid=3398
  Ancestry Record 62227 #116278211 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Charles David Church marriage to Mary Elizabeth on 20 Aug 1926 in Balzac.
• Obituary: "Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Calgary Herald; Publication Date: 22 Jan 1971; Publication Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/481731344/?article=5bde961c-ab2f-48b2-9fb3-43e1d958350d&focus=0.61904556,0.4345772,0.7391027,0.5132658&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 62226 #555603507 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  Name: David Charles Church; Gender: Male; Death Age: 75; Birth Date: abt 1896; Birth Place: Calgary; Residence Place: Ba Zac, Alberta; Death Date: 20 Jan 1971; Obituary Date: 22 Jan 1971; Obituary Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Newspaper Title: Calgary Herald; Spouse: Mary; Child: Rae David Donald; Siblings: Bert Ada Ralston.
• Burial: "Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
  URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #138458588
  Ancestry Record 60527 #3017900 (accessed 22 September 2022)
  D Charles Church burial (died in 1971) in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.