RIDER, Alfred Joseph
Alfred was born in Weissenburg, Ontario on July 5, 1893, to Joseph and Mary
M. (Lehman). He had eleven siblings: Frank, Minnie, Maria, Pearl, Marion,
Joseph A., Maggie, William, Anna, Lizzie, and John. Alfred was working on a
farm until February 22, 1915, when he joined the Army (Regular Force) during
World War I in Guelph, Ontario. He was posted with the 34th Battalion and sailed
to the United Kingdom on October 23, 1915, where he continued with additional
training in Shorncliffe, and on February 3, 1916, was sent across the channel to
France. He was injured in a high explosive blast and spent the next nine months
in hospital. Not being able to stand for long periods, he was transferred to the
12th Reserve Battalion and became an instructor and held various ranks including
Sergeant Major. On July 18, 1919, he was discharged in Toronto and returned to
the Maryhill area. On October 10, 1922, Alfred married Bertha Theresa (Zettel)
and they raised two children, Mary Helen and Frank Joseph. Alfred passed away
on March 5, 1986, and has been buried at Saint Boniface Roman Catholic
Cemetery in Maryhill, Ontario.
Alfred was born in Weissenburg, Ontario on July 5, 1893, to Joseph and Mary
M. (Lehman). He had eleven siblings: Frank, Minnie, Maria, Pearl, Marion,
Joseph A., Maggie, William, Anna, Lizzie, and John. Alfred was working on a
farm until February 22, 1915, when he joined the Army (Regular Force) during
World War I in Guelph, Ontario. He was posted with the 34th Battalion and sailed
to the United Kingdom on October 23, 1915, where he continued with additional
training in Shorncliffe, and on February 3, 1916, was sent across the channel to
France. He was injured in a high explosive blast and spent the next nine months
in hospital. Not being able to stand for long periods, he was transferred to the
12th Reserve Battalion and became an instructor and held various ranks including
Sergeant Major. On July 18, 1919, he was discharged in Toronto and returned to
the Maryhill area. On October 10, 1922, Alfred married Bertha Theresa (Zettel)
and they raised two children, Mary Helen and Frank Joseph. Alfred passed away
on March 5, 1986, and has been buried at Saint Boniface Roman Catholic
Cemetery in Maryhill, Ontario.
RIDER, Alfred Joseph
Alfred was born in Weissenburg, Ontario on July 5, 1893, to Joseph and Mary
M. (Lehman). He had eleven siblings: Frank, Minnie, Maria, Pearl, Marion,
Joseph A., Maggie, William, Anna, Lizzie, and John. Alfred was working on a
farm until February 22, 1915, when he joined the Army (Regular Force) during
World War I in Guelph, Ontario. He was posted with the 34th Battalion and sailed
to the United Kingdom on October 23, 1915, where he continued with additional
training in Shorncliffe, and on February 3, 1916, was sent across the channel to
France. He was injured in a high explosive blast and spent the next nine months
in hospital. Not being able to stand for long periods, he was transferred to the
12th Reserve Battalion and became an instructor and held various ranks including
Sergeant Major. On July 18, 1919, he was discharged in Toronto and returned to
the Maryhill area. On October 10, 1922, Alfred married Bertha Theresa (Zettel)
and they raised two children, Mary Helen and Frank Joseph. Alfred passed away
on March 5, 1986, and has been buried at Saint Boniface Roman Catholic
Cemetery in Maryhill, Ontario.
Alfred was born in Weissenburg, Ontario on July 5, 1893, to Joseph and Mary
M. (Lehman). He had eleven siblings: Frank, Minnie, Maria, Pearl, Marion,
Joseph A., Maggie, William, Anna, Lizzie, and John. Alfred was working on a
farm until February 22, 1915, when he joined the Army (Regular Force) during
World War I in Guelph, Ontario. He was posted with the 34th Battalion and sailed
to the United Kingdom on October 23, 1915, where he continued with additional
training in Shorncliffe, and on February 3, 1916, was sent across the channel to
France. He was injured in a high explosive blast and spent the next nine months
in hospital. Not being able to stand for long periods, he was transferred to the
12th Reserve Battalion and became an instructor and held various ranks including
Sergeant Major. On July 18, 1919, he was discharged in Toronto and returned to
the Maryhill area. On October 10, 1922, Alfred married Bertha Theresa (Zettel)
and they raised two children, Mary Helen and Frank Joseph. Alfred passed away
on March 5, 1986, and has been buried at Saint Boniface Roman Catholic
Cemetery in Maryhill, Ontario.
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