Source: Via Folkestone news article about a baseball game via Andrew Taylor from the 18th Battalion Facebook Group.
Family Search: When Private Norman Huck was born on 25 September 1887, in Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Huck, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ann Selvedge, was 36. He married Mamie Addley on 30 September 1919, in Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1922, his occupation is listed as canadian furniture company. He died on 11 April 1928, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 40, and was buried in Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
Norman Huck
Survives war. Court martialed for using a “dot code” in a letter to reveal to the recipient his location. Sentenced to 28-days Field Punishment No. 1. Discharged same date and location as Cartwright and returns to Walkerton, dying on April 11, 1928.
His brother, Corporal William Edward Huck, was to die in action on October 20, 1916, while serving with the 102nd Battalion, CEF.
Involved in Association Football (Soccer).
Norman “Squee” Huck Dead
Ex-Walkerton Boy, Who Was Prominent in Baseball and Football, Succumbed in Toronto General Hospital on Wednesday Morning, Burial Here on Friday.
A native born Walkerton boy in the person of Mr. Norman Huck, familiarly known as “Squee” Huck, and who prior to his removal to Bradford five years ago, was prominent in local baseball and football circles, died in the Toronto General Hospital this Wednesday morning at 8 o’clock from pleurisy, which followed an illness of pneumonia, at the age of 41 years.
The deceased, who was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Huck of Walkerton was a reed worker for many years in the American Rattan Factory here, and was one of the first here to enlist in the World War, he joining the famous 18th Battalion in October, 1914, and along with Bert Cartwright and Alf Tolton of town, went through the entire war with this unit. The trio after crossing into Germany returned to Canada in June, 1919, and Squee rejoined the Rattan staff where he worked up till five years ago. When he and his wife, formerly Miss Mame Addley of town, moved to Bradford, where he took a position as a reed worker and in which town they have since made their home. Their only child, Vera, aged 4 years, was struck down by an auto about a year ago and so badly injured about the hip that she has since been confined to bed as an invalid.
“Squee” was a member of the local Oddfellows and Masonic lodges, and the funeral from the C.N.R. station on Friday noon will be under Masonic auspices. Mr. Norman Walford of Toronto is accompanying the remains to town.
Walkerton Herald-Times. 1928-04-12. Page 1.
Fri, Apr 13, 1928 ·Page 3.
WALKERTON
MR. NORMAN HUCK DIED IN TORONTO
Former Walkerton Man Passed Away on Wednesday
(Special to The Sun-Times)
WALKERTON, April 13. – Norman Huck, a native born Walkerton young man and known by many in this district on the football and baseball field as “Squee”, died in Toronto on Wednesday, at the age of 41 years, death being due to pleuro-pneumonia. The late Norman Huck was well known locally, having worked for the Canada Furniture Co. for years removing from town some six years ago. He was a great favorite amongst the sporting element and was manager of the Walkerton junior football team when they won the Ontario Championship in 1911.
He was also one of the first Walkerton men to enlist for overseas service and was at the battle front during most of the war. The funeral is being held to Walkerton cemetery on the arrival of the C.N.R. train, Friday noon and will be under the direction of the local Masonic lodge and the Oddfellows.
The Sun Times
Fri, Apr 13, 1928 ·Page 3
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 