Police Constable Joseph Walden
Joseph Walden, Police Constable #489 of No. 9 Police Station (in the Keele St and Dundas St W area), was a single young man who lived at 833 Lansdowne Avenue.
A British Army veteran, Constable Walden enlisted with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on August 28th 1914, in Ottawa, and sailed to England on the SS Royal George with the first Canadian contingent. He proceeded to France in December 1914, moving to the front lines.
On Apri 23rd 1915, during the lead up to the Second Battle of Ypres, Walden was wounded as his unit experienced heavy shelling behind the lines and in trenches at Polygon Wood. On Sunday, April 25th 1915, Walden died of his wounds and was buried. The ground in which Walden was buried would be captured by the enemy, and in the battles that followed his grave would be destroyed.
With no known grave, Constable Joseph Walden is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium.
| Name: | Joseph Walden |
|---|---|
| Badge: | 489 |
| Rank: | Police Constable |
| Date of Birth: | Nov. 2, 1890 |
| Age: | 25 |
| Length of Service: | 2 Years |
| Date of Death: | April 25, 1915 |