According to his attestation papers dated April 5, 1915 at Toronto, Arnold Winger was born on October 25, 1896 in Jarvis, Ontario. He listed his mother, Edith Winger, Humber Bay as his next of kin. He was a gardener and was a member of an active militia. He was 18 years of age and stood 5 feet 5 inches tall. He had brown eyes, black hair and a dark complexion. He had a tattoo of a flag and two hands on his left forearm. He had eight scars on the small of his back. He was a Baptist.
He was a member of the 3rd Battalion Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) when he was killed on September 23, 1915. He is buried in the Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery in Belgium. He is listed as the son of Edward and Edith Jane Winger, of 28 Oliver St., Humber Bay, Ontario.
According to the 1911 census, Arnold worked at a brickyard. His father worked as a fireman at the bolt works.
He is my 2nd great uncle. My grandpa was named after Arnold Winger. He served in WW2 and lived from 1921 to 2006. His twin, Frank was named after Frank Blake, another Humber area man who died at The Battle of Mount Sorrel on June 12th 1916. Arnold Winger and Frank Blake were uncles to Arnold Blake (my grandpa) and his twin Frank. Their parents were Charles Blake (Frank's brother) and Edna Winger (Arnold's sister)
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