Dr. Gordon Robert Hain

1897 - 1974  (76 years)

• Name	Gordon Robert Hain
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	16 Dec 1897	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244962936
  Honoured	Gordon Hain St., Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Gordon Hain St. named in his honour
  	Gordon Hain St. was formerly named John St.
  Military	WW1
  Name	G. R. Hain
  Occupation	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Druggist
  		Fred W. Schultz & Dr. G.R. Hain Linwood Ontario medicine bottles. eBay. Retrieved 7 June 2016, from https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Fred-W-Schultz-Dr-G-R-Hain-Linwood-Ontario-medicine-bottles-/131833769188?hash=item1eb1e7ace4:g:oWQAAOSwgtJXTg8R
  Occupation	1927	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-153503
  Died	28 Aug 1974	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I153503	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Clara Szember,   b. 19 Nov 1885, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1973, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1927	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Dr. Irene Hain
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F18721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  'After the war, she never sang again' On Thanksgiving, a family remembers one of their own, killed 100 years ago LINWOOD The Hain family has gathered in this village, surrounded by rolling hills and Mennonite farms, for Thanksgiving every year since 1927. Between 30 and 35 people, some from as far as California and England, will meet Saturday at the home of Dr. Irene Hain, a retired gynecologist and obstetrician. They'll enjoy a traditional meal of turkey and mashed potatoes, locally made sausage, mashed turnip, pickled beets and of course pumpkin and "schnitz" (apple) pie for dessert.... A silence that has been kept for a century is to be broken. The family will speak in detail for the first time about Irene's uncle, Lance-Cpl. Alexander Hain, who served in the First World War and was killed October 8, 1916. Alex was a signaller, who at age 22 enlisted with the 58th Canadian Infantry Battalion of the Canadian overseas expeditionary force. He was sent to Belgium and France, where he sent telephone messages to and from the front. On the last day of his young life, at the Battle of Ancre Heights during the final months of the Battle of the Somme, Alex stepped out of a German dugout that had been captured. A shrapnel shell exploded overhead. He died "five minutes later, in the arms of his comrades," said Alex's great-nephew, Allister Hain, who will speak about him Saturday. Alex was one of five brothers, three of whom went to war in Europe. Norman was killed by a German shell in 1918. Gordon was studying medicine and served as a surgeon aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Whitley. He survived the war and witnessed the German fleet surrender in the North Sea. He described the sight as "positively wonderful" in a letter home. Gordon returned to Canada, finished his studies, and started a medical practice in Linwood. Irene, his daughter, became a physician too and still lives in the family home.... 'After the war, she never sang again'. (2016). Therecord.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016, from https://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/6901496--after-the-war-she-never-sang-again-/ _________________________ HAIN, Dr. Gordon R. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1974, at his residence, Linwood, Ont., age 76, husband of the late Elizabeth Szember; dear father of Dr. Irene Hain of Linwood; brother of Dr. Cecil W. and John M., both of Toronto; predeceased by two brothers and one sister. He graduated in medicine at the University of Toronto, in 1921. He practised in Wellesley and Linwood until his retirement in 1969. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, Thursday, after nine a.m. Funeral service in the chapel, Friday, Aug. 30, 1974, at 1 p.m. Burial in Park Lawn cemetery, Toronto. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 Aug 1974 pg 35 ______________ HAIN, GORDON ROBERT was born in Toronto on December 16, 1897. He was educated there, with an interruption when he served overseas in 1918-1919 as a naval surgeon sub lieutenant in the first world war. On his return to Canada he continued his medical education, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1921. He practised at first with Dr. Glaister in Wellesley, and in 1927 he purchased the extensive practise of Dr. D. McEachern at Linwood. He carried on a general practice there until his retirement in 1970. He was a pleasant gentleman and a capable practitioner, mild mannered with a sense of humor. He died on August 28, 1974, was predeceased by his wife, and was survived by his daughter, Dr. Irene Hain. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21919 (1927), Gordon Robert Hain-Mary Malloch. Gordon Robert Hain, 29, Physician, b. Toronto, res. Linwood, son of Alexander Hain (b. Scotland) and Mary Malloch, married Elizabeth Clara Szember, 38, Nurse, b. Waterloo, res. Wellesley, Spinster, daughter of Fred Szember (b. Holland) and Wilhelmine Kutsweld, Witn: Cecil William Hain of London and Louise Greistmeyer of New Hamburg, 22 October 1927 in Wellesley Village

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Dec 1897 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Honoured - Gordon Hain St. named in his honour - - Gordon Hain St., Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Druggist - - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - 1927 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Oct 1927 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Aug 1974 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth