Henry Peel "Harry" Mills

1908 - 1926  (18 years)

• Name	Henry Peel "Harry" Mills
  Born	16 Jun 1908	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	accident, drowning
  Misfortune	drowned
  Name	Harry Mills
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-222696
  Died	20 Jul 1926	Fenelon Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario   [3]
  	Cause: Drowned
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I222696	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter J. L. Mills,   b. Aug 1879, Jarrow, , Durham, England ,   d. 11 Apr 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Mother	Jane Ann "Jennie" Ruddick,   b. Mar 1883, Jarrow, , Durham, England ,   d. 27 Jun 1963  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Family ID	F221454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ELEVEN YOUNG MEN MEET DEATH IN CANOE TRAGEDY Only Four Survivors! Out Of Fifteen in Boat Which Capsized; War Canoe Ran Into Squall Nearly Mile From Shore; Party Belonged To St. Andrew's Brotherhood Camp Galt Boy Loses Life. LINDSAY, Thursday, July 22. Eleven young men, aged from 14 to 28 years, met death in the waters of Balsam Lake on Tuesday night, when their war canoe capsized in a sudden squall. The first Intimation of the tragedy was received yesterday afternoon, when four memhers of the party, reached camp after clinging to the upturned craft in the night, for more than five hours. It was over seventeen hours after the craft overturned before the four survivors returned, exhausted, to the Brotherhood of St. Andrew's Camp. The eleven youth's who were drowned are as follows; R. Shea-Butcher, aged 28; Oliver Mardall, aged 18: Jack Wigginton, aged 16; Frank Burkitt, aged 14, Walter Burgess, aged 16, Gordon Beale, aged 19, Vernon Clarke, aged 16, Joe Edwards, aged 16, Harold Bakewell, aged 16, all of Toronto; Ray Allen, Peterborough, Harry Mills, Galt. The Daily Record 22 Jul 1926 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 19 Page 14. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 050327 (1908). Name:Henry Peel Mill Date of Birth:16 Jun 1908 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Peter Mill Mother's name:Jane Ann Ruddick [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033566 (1926). Name:Henry Peel Mills Gender:Male Age:18 Birth Date:abt 1908 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Death Date:20 Jul 1926 Death Place:Victoria, Ontario, Canada [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. In loving memory of/ Harry P. MILLS/ drowned in Balsam Lake/ July 20, 1926 - aged 18 years/ "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"/ Jane Ann RUDDICK/ June 27, 1963 - aged 81 years/ beloved wife of Peter J. MILLS/ Apr. 11, 1969 aged 89 years/ MILLS/ [A] Mother/ [B] Harry/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jun 1908 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Drowned - 20 Jul 1926 - Fenelon Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth