His story
Charles Walry was born at Antwerp, Belgium, on 11 November 1886 and worked as a saddler. His mother, Mrs R. Walri, lived in Detroit, Michigan. His name also appears as Charles Walrie.
He served as a corporal with No. 2 Canadian Veterinary Hospital. Veterans Affairs Canada records his departure overseas on 17 November 1916. He died on 7 December 1917, aged thirty-one, and was buried at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian service
- Date of birth
- 11 November 1886
- Place of birth
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Occupation
- Saddler
- Family
- Mother: Mrs R. Walri, Detroit
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Corporal
- Service number
- 490
- Corps or service
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 2 Canadian Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 7 December 1917
- Age
- 31
- Cemetery or memorial
- Montreal (Notre Dame des Neiges) Cemetery
- Grave reference
- P. 800. S. M.
Where he worked
- No. 2 Canadian Veterinary Hospital
The commemorative record identifies No. 2 Canadian Veterinary Hospital. His Montreal burial is not evidence of the hospital's location.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- William HALESAlso recorded with No. 2 Canadian Veterinary Hospital
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Charles Walry”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/charles_walry/.
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