George Wheatley was born in Sarnia, on June 28, 1880, the son of Thomas Corson Wheatley (a farmer) and Jennie (nee Campbell) Wheatley, of RR #3 Sarnia. His siblings included Florence (born 1875); Margaret (born 1889); and twins Charles and Addison (born 1890). George enlisted first on December 20, 1915 in Edmonton, with the 66th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. On December 7, 1916, he enlisted with the 102nd Battalion, Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force. His enlistment papers revealed that he was a farmer and a bachelor. George would become a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Central Ontario Regiment, 102nd Battalion, with the rank of Private. At some point during the War, George Wheatley was wounded at the Front, and upon recovery, he served with the Royal Engineers. On January 16, 1917, George Wheatley would lose his life in France, killed in the Somme section, during artillery action. George Wheatley would officially be listed as, Killed in Action. Thirty-seven year old George Wheatley is buried in Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France, Grave VI.A.17.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G