Harold John Clement Gellatly

1892 - 1979  (87 years)

• Name	Harold John Clement Gellatly
  Born	2 Jun 1892	London, England
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Abt 1914	Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206275603
  Interesting	military, legion
  Military	WW1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-157255P
  Died	19 Sep 1979	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I157255	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Pearl Irene Eagle,   b. 9 Apr 1895, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Gwendoline Pearl Edith Irene "Gwen" Gellatly,   b. 1917,   d. 1988  (Age 71 years)   2. Dorothy Joan Audrey "Audrey" Gellatly,   b. 4 Dec 1918, London, England ,   d. 8 Sep 1981  (Age 62 years)   3. Shirley Elizabeth Jean Gellatly,   b. 5 Oct 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Constance "Connie" Gellatly,   b. 1922,   d. 2006  (Age 84 years)   5. James Frederick Harold "Jim" Gellatly,   b. 24 May 1924,   d. 2008  (Age 83 years)   6. Reginald Robert "Reg" Gellatly,   b. 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   7. Douglas Ross Gellatly   8. Dr. Allan Bruce "Bruce" Gellatly,   b. 1931,   d. 20 Feb 2016, Courtenay, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F63772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Gellatly,HaroldJohnClement-001-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg Harold John Clement Gellatly - DouglasGellatly originally shared this on 2 Oct 2017 to Ancestry Public Member Tree
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• Notes

  Gellatly, H. [Harold John Clement b. 2 Jun 1892, London, England; shoe maker; next-of-kin: Edith Agnes Gellatly, mother; regimental number: 53917] Brook Skelton, Military Honour Rolls and Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo Kin, Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genelogical Society 2007 *bracketed information from the WW1 Attestation Papers ______________ Mr. Legion It would be an overstatement, we suppose, to say that Harold Gellatly, who died suddenly Wednesday at age 87, was the Kitchener Legion. Still Mr. Legion, as he was fondly known, earned his unofficial title as an active Comrade always on the go for his fellow veterans. He knew everyone and everything associated with the Kitchener Legion. Some of that remembrance has now died with him. But what remains stands as a monument to his memory For without Harold, the Legion would not have been the same. ____________ GELLATLY, Harold John - At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1979, as the result of a heart attack in his 88th year, Harold Gellatly, of 195 Natchez Rd., Kitchener. A member of St. John's Anglican Church; a retired employee of Onward Manufacturing Ltd.; a former secretary of the Canadian Legion, Branch 50, serving for 35 years; former chairman of the Poppy Fund, a member of the Canadian Legion Branch, 530, Waterloo, the 18th Battalion Association, a former district commander of the Legion, a member of the Grand River Masonic Lodge, Number 151, AFAM receiving his 50-year jewel. The son of the late Frederick Gellatly and Edithe Sparrowe; husband of the late Pearl Eagle. Surviving is his wife, the former Teresa Haesling; four sons, James, Reginald and Bruce, all of Waterloo, and Douglas of Port Hope; four daughters, Gwendolyn, (Mrs. Albert Hainsworth), Audrey (Mrs. Walter Weiler), Shirley (Mrs. Willian Knack), all of Kitchener, and Constance (Mrs. Robert Cruick- shank) of Waterloo; three brothers, Donald and Sidney, both of England and Leslie of Hamilton; also survived by 21 grandchildren and 20 great- grandchildren. Predeceased by two brothers, Edwin and Arthur, three sisters, Dorothy, Tessie Sharpe, and Elsie; three grand- children, Larry Gellatly, Donna Weiler and James Knack. Visitation at the Schreiter- Sandrock Funeral Home, 51 Benton St., Kitchener, until 9 p.m. Friday. Transfer will be made on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 9 a.m. to St. John's Anglican Church for funeral and commital services at 11 a.m. following cremation. Interment will take place in Woodland cemetery. Donations to the charity of one's choice will be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. A Legion memorial service, under the auspices, of Branch 50 will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by a Masonic service under the auspices of the Grand River Lodge at 7:45 p.m. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 Sep 1979, Thu Page 35 ___________ 'Mr. Legion,' Gellatly dies Harold Gellatly, active in veterans activities for more than 50 years, died at his Natchez Road home in Kitchener on Wednesday. He was 87. His contribution to veterans' organizations earned him the title "Mr. Legion." Gellatly, a native of Kitchener, joined the Canadian infantry in 1914 at the age of 22 and served in France during the First World War. He was president of the Kitchener Legion in 1955-56 and was secretary for 35 years. In 1952 he was District C commander of the legion and in 1959 was chairman of the Ontario provincial convention held in Kitchener. He was the recipient of a 50-year jewel for his membership in the Grand River Lodge, AF and AM, 151, a Masonic lodge, and was secretary of the Waterloo Cricket Club for a number of years. He also was secretary of the K-W Humane Society during its early years. Gellatly was employed by Onward Manufacturing for 34 years. He is survived by his wife, four sons, four daughters and three brothers. The funeral will be held in Kitchener on Saturday. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 Sep 1979, Thu Page 35

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jun 1892 - London, England Church Membership - Abt 1914 - Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Died - 19 Sep 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth