Lieutenant-Colonel George Alexander Mackay Edwards, MP

1908 - 1960  (51 years)

• Name	George Alexander Mackay Edwards
  Prefix	Lieutenant-Colonel
  Suffix	MP
  Born	2 Oct 1908	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192551961
  Military	Lieutenant-Colonel The Highland Light Infantry of Canada  [4]
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-207932
  Died	17 Jun 1960	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	20 Jun 1960	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I207932	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor Alexander Mackay Edwards, MP,   b. 6 Apr 1872, Bothwell, Zone Twp., Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Jun 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Laura May Clare,   b. 10 Mar 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1952  (Age 72 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1905	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F269693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Davidson Wardlaw,   b. 1 Aug 1914,   d. 9 Apr 1977  (Age 62 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1940	Parkdale, York Co., Ontario
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F225360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Trust Aide, G. A. Edwards Dies in Galt GALT, Lt.-Col. George Alexander McKay Edwards, 52, Galt branch manager of the Waterloo Trust and Savings Company, died suddenly, yesterday. He was the son of the late A. M. Edwards, who was the South Waterloo member of Parliament for many years. He led the Highland Light Infantry of Canada in operations along the Scheldt estuary and into Holland. Earlier he served in the North African campaigns. COMMANDED HLI Mr. Edwards joined the HLI in 1934. When the unit mobilized in 1940, he was a captain. Upon his return after the war, he took command of the reserve unit as lieutenant-colonel. Mr. Edwards joined the Waterloo Trust in 1934, a year after his graduation, from Trinity College, University of Toronto. After the war he was appointed assistant manager of the branch and took over as manager, in 1953. He leaves his wife, the former Mary Davidson Wardlaw; a son, James Clare and a sister, Margrata Clare Edwards. Funeral service will be held at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grand Ave. North, Monday, at 2: 30 p m. Burial will be in Mount View cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 18 Jun 1960 pg 5 _____________________________ June 17. G. A. M. Edwards, 51, had an outstanding military career and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. Mr. Edwards was active in community affairs, being treasurer of the South Waterloo unit of the Canadian Cancer Society and director of the Galt Red Cross Society. Through his lifelong residence in Galt, his military career, his business life and his considerable interest and participation in athletics, he was widely known throughout the area. Forty-Eighth Annual Volume of the Waterloo Historical Society Mar 1961

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 10. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. George Mckay Edwards Date of Birth: 2 Oct 1908 Gender: Male Birth Place: Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Alexander Mckay Edwards Mother's name: Laura May Clare #050403 [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 050403 (1908). Name:George Mckay Edwards Date of Birth:2 Oct 1908 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Alexander Mckay Edwards Mother's name:Laura May Clare [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Edwards/ Lieutenant-Colonel/ George Alexander MacKay Edwards/ The Highland Light Infantry of Canada/ October 2, 1908-June 17, 1960/ husband of/ Mary Davidson Wardlaw daughter of James Wardlaw & Mary Helen Ritchie/ August 1 1914-April 9, 1977 1964-1977 beloved wife of Harold Dando/ courage is the highest human quality/ which guarantees all the others [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019194 (1905). Name:Alexander Mckay Edwards Age:32 Birth Year:abt 1873 Birth Place:Bothwell, Ontario Marriage Date:26 Apr 1905 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Chas Edwards Mother:Anna McKay Spouse:Laura May Clare [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019194-05. Alexander Mckay Edwards, 32, Occ. Occ. Druggist, b. Bothwell, Res. Galt, son of Charles Edwards & Anna Mckay married Laura May Clare, 25, b. Preston, Res. Preston, daughter of G.A. Clare & Katharine Fink, Witn: A.N.W. Clare & Erington Pattinson Both of Preston, 26 April 1905 in Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Oct 1908 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Jun 1940 - Parkdale, York Co., Ontario Died - 17 Jun 1960 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 20 Jun 1960 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth