Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lieutenant Oscar Hedley Rumpel

Male 1911 - 1945  (33 years)


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  • Name Oscar Hedley Rumpel 
    Prefix Lieutenant 
    Born 31 Oct 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 - Lieutenant Unit: Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve  [1
    Misfortune killed in WW2 
    • serving in HMCS "Guysborough" which was torpedoed & sunk by enemy action
    Occupation Estates Officer, Waterloo Trust & Savings Co 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-160127P 
    Died 18 Mar 1945  Bay of Biscay, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I160127  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Ernst Oscar "Oscar" Rumpel,   b. 14 Mar 1873, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ada Henrietta Rodgers Hilborn,   b. 28 Dec 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1963, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F6639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Missing presumed dead he was serving in H. M. C. S. Guysborough which was torpedoed and sunk by enemy action at sea.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead.
      Rumpel, Oscar Hedley 33 years Birthdate: 1912 Died: 1945 Mar 18 Rank: Lieutenant Unit: Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve Force: Navy Service Number: O64250 Additional Details son of Oscar & Ada Rumpel of Kitchener, Ontario

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016143-00.
      Oscar E. RUMPEL, 27, manufacturer, Hamilton, Berlin, s/o George RUMPEL & Minora HARTMAN married Ada H.R. HILBORN, 24, Berlin, Berlin, d/o Henry HILBORN & Mary COX, witn: Otto MILLER, A.C. BOEHMER, Olga RUMPEL & May L. HILBORN all of Berlin, 14 November 1900 in Berlin

  • Event Map
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