Gerald John Dorscht

1921 - 1944  (22 years)

• Name	Gerald John Dorscht
  Born	1 Nov 1921	Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2  [1]
  Misfortune	killed in WW2
  Residence	Bef 1944	156 Esson St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-120472P
  Died	11 Oct 1944	, Belgium   [1, 2]
  Buried	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [2]
  Person ID	I120472	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick Alfred Dorscht,   b. 3 Apr 1897, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1981, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Olive Catherine Stockie,   b. 7 Mar 1894, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1919	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F239095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RIFLEMAN DORSCHT Rifleman Gerald J. Dorscht was killed in action on Oct. 11, his parents have been informed. He was serving in France. The 21-year-old soldier first of fered his services on May 8, 1941, with the Royal Canadian Engineers, but was considered too young. He re-enlisted on Dec. 17, 1942, this time as an infantryman. Prior to joining the army he was employed at the Sunshine Waterloo Co. Ltd. Rifleman Dorscht had been over seas five months, before he gave his life for his country. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his sister Marie and brother Hubert, both at home. Rifleman Dorscht's father is a veteran of three years' service in the First Great War, fighting in Belgium and France.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Dorscht, Gerald John 20 years Birthdate: 1921 Nov 1 Died: 1944 Oct 11 Rank: Rifleman Unit: Royal Winnipeg Rifles, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A20608 Additional Details son of Frederick & Olive Dorscht of Waterloo, Ontario [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244206311. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244206136.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Nov 1921 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bef 1944 - 156 Esson St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1944 - , Belgium Buried - - Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth