Hector Child Whitaker (1887 - 1965)

Born 26 Feb 1887 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

Husband of Grace (Logie) Whitaker — married 26 Sep 1924 in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada

Died 3 May 1965 at age 78 in Summerland, British Columbia

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Biography

Hector, son of Frederick A Whitaker and Anna Elizabeth Child, was born 26 Feb 1887 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.^[1] He was the eldest in a large family. His family in 1901 consisted of:

• Name Age
• Fredk A Whitaker 46
• Anna E Whitaker 44
• Hector C Whitaker 13
• Gene C Whitaker 11
• Frences Whitaker 11
• Fred W. Whitaker 8
• Robert R Whitaker 6
• Muriel Whitaker 3
• Anna Mczebrocka 18^[2]

When Hector enlisted in the CEF on 10 Sep 1915 in Vancouver, he was a civil engineer 5 feet 9 3/4 inches tall. He was assigned to the 72nd Overseas Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders), regimental number 129118. He was promoted from sergeant to temporary Lieut 2 October 1917. He served in France from 12 Aug 1916 to 25 Feb 1919 rising to Lieutenant. On 8 October 1918 Hector received a gunshot wound to his face and neck fracturing his jaw and was discharged from hospital 17 January 1919 to 1 Reserve Seaford. His address by Feb 1919 was c/o Dufresne & Whitaker, Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors, Box 471, Penticton.^[3]

Hector Child Whitaker and Grace Logie were married by license on 24 Sep 1924 in Summerland, British Columbia by Presbyterian rites. He was living in Vancouver then.^[4]

Hector died 3 May 1965 in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 77.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency, entry for Hector Child Whitaker, birth registration 1887-003776, R.M. of Portage La Prairie, database; accessed 1 Sep 2019
2. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada, Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba, district 8, sub-district L-5, page 1, family 8, digital image; Library and Archives Canada, RG31-C-1, Census of Canada, 2004. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/about-census.aspxl. Index database, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. First World War Personnel Records of the First World War. Name: WHITAKER, HECTOR CHILD. Rank: LT. Date of Birth: 1887-05-26. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10328 - 54. Item Number: 308101. Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). service record Accessed 08 Nov 2020. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=308101
4. ↑ British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938, registration 24-09-278491, digital image; Family Search, accessed 1 Sep 2019
5. ↑ British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993, registration of death of Hector Child Whitaker; Family Search, accessed 1 Sep 2019

See also:

• CEF Personnel Files, digital images; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; RG 150; Volume: Box 10328 - 54. Index of WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, database; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016