Name

Bertram Harold Hoover

Born

1883-05-03

Birth Place

Pickering, ON

Occupation

Barber

Religion

Methodist

Died

1947-08-29

Death Place

Walkerton, ON

Cemetery

Walkerton Cemetery, Brant Township

Service Record 1

Regimental Number

3131621

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

1st Depot Battalion, W.O.R.

Enlisted

London, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1918-01-09

Drafted

Yes

Service Record 2

Regimental Number

3131621

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

18th Battalion

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1918-08-18

Wounded Date

1918-10-13

Wounds

Gunshot wound in right arm

Wounded Where

France (in Field)

Discharge Date

1919-02-10

Discharge Cause

Demobilization

Notes

Bertram was the son of Amos Hoover. Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Lot # 8 Block # 860 Section W18

Sources & Links

- a) Bruce Remembers Feedback - Walkerton Legion list - March 2021
- See also Obituary in Walkerton Herald-Times, December 25, 1947
- “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001
- Library & Archives Canada

News Clippings

Walkerton Telescope, November 7, 1918

Walkerton Telescope, January 23, 1919