Lieutenant Henry Rothwell Gerrard

1883 - 1933  (50 years)

• Name	Henry Rothwell Gerrard
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Born	1883	Of, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-121236
  Died	27 Oct 1933	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Pine Hills Cemetery, East Toronto, York Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I121236	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Gerrard,   b. Abt 1853, Of, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F38084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lavina "Vine" Kropf,   b. 28 Sep 1882, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F38083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died in Toronto Word was received here by Mr. Herbert Kropf that his brother-in-law, Henry Rothwell Gerrard, died at Christie Street Hospital, Toronto, on Friday last at the age of 49 years. He was Lieutenant in the 18th Battalion, C. E. F., during the war and returning was married to Miss Lovina Kropf, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kropf, of Wilmot, who had also seen war service as nurse in France. The deceased was a son of the late Charles and Mrs. Gerrard of St. Thomas, formerly of Lambeth, Ont., where he was born. Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gerrard had resided in Toronto where the deceased was connected with the Hind Lumber Co. Owing to war injuries he was forced to have a leg amputated at the knee about a year and a half ago. The funeral was held on Monday from his late home, Glenmount Park Road, Toronto, to Pine Hills Cemetery, East Toronto. The funeral service was conducted under the rites of the Anglican Church and was attended by war veterans. The Last Post was sounded at the grave. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kropf and family from here attended the funeral. New Hamburg Independent, November 3, 1933

  
  

• Sources

  [S740] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 - ), "Died in Toronto," 3 Nov 1933.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1883 - Of, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario Died - 27 Oct 1933 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth