Walter Toy, born 1863 Obituary
Replies: 4
Toy, Walter (d. Oct. 22, 1926)
| Donna DeLeon (View posts) | Posted: 27 Feb 2000 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Custer, Steinhart
The Daily Chronicle, Monday, October 25, 1926, pg. 1
Walter Toy
A military funeral was held at Winlock yesterday afternoon for Walter Toy, veteran of the World war and resident of Winlock for 30 years, whose death occurred Friday night, following a stroke of paralysis. He is survived by seven children, Mrs. Edith Custer, Mrs. Edna Steinhart and Joseph, Walter, Thomas, James and Charles Toy, all of Winlock.
Mr. Toy was 64 years of age at the time of his death. Born in England, he enlisted in the British navy in 1878 and served two years on the east coast of South America, one year in China and three years with the channel fleet. In 1886 he left the navy and entered the merchant marine, sailing to ports all over the world. He left a sailing ship at Astoria, Ore., in October, 1888, and went to Winlock.
Mr. Toy was 57 when the United States entered the war, but he gave a younger age and enlisted at Vancouver on December 13, 1917. He was assigned to the 16th Company, 20th Engineers and sailed for France on January 26, 1918, on the ill-fated Tuscania, which was torpedoed bya German submarine on February 5. He received his discharge at Camp Lewis on June 12, 1919.
Mr. Toy was a past commander of the Winlock post of the American Legion. Two of his sons were also in service.
Walter Toy
A military funeral was held at Winlock yesterday afternoon for Walter Toy, veteran of the World war and resident of Winlock for 30 years, whose death occurred Friday night, following a stroke of paralysis. He is survived by seven children, Mrs. Edith Custer, Mrs. Edna Steinhart and Joseph, Walter, Thomas, James and Charles Toy, all of Winlock.
Mr. Toy was 64 years of age at the time of his death. Born in England, he enlisted in the British navy in 1878 and served two years on the east coast of South America, one year in China and three years with the channel fleet. In 1886 he left the navy and entered the merchant marine, sailing to ports all over the world. He left a sailing ship at Astoria, Ore., in October, 1888, and went to Winlock.
Mr. Toy was 57 when the United States entered the war, but he gave a younger age and enlisted at Vancouver on December 13, 1917. He was assigned to the 16th Company, 20th Engineers and sailed for France on January 26, 1918, on the ill-fated Tuscania, which was torpedoed bya German submarine on February 5. He received his discharge at Camp Lewis on June 12, 1919.
Mr. Toy was a past commander of the Winlock post of the American Legion. Two of his sons were also in service.