V32443
R.C.N.V.R., Private L.S.B.A. Leading Sick Bay Attendant

Born: July 23rd 1916, Tavistock
Died: April 9th 1973
Attended: Tavistock Public School, Tavistock Continuation School, Stratford Normal School
After School: Worked at J.H. Francis Funeral Home and Furniture Store, Funeral Home in Stratford. Graduated from the Canadian School of Embalming.
Enlisted: June
Trained: Montreal, Halifax
Served: on Atlantic
After the War: Owned Funeral Home in Fort Erie
Family: Parents - Andrew and Susana [Sommers] Baechler
Brothers - Norman, Wesley, Sgt. Joseph
Sisters - Clara, Emma Harkness, Ivy, Gladys
Wife - Married Cela Minerva Oehm, July 13th 1945
Son - Frederick
Comments: Active in Sunday School and Youth of Zion Evangelical, Stratford