Private Henry Gleaves

1878 - 1948  (70 years)

• Name	Henry Gleaves
  Prefix	Private
  Born	2 Feb 1878	Heywood, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 18th Battalion, Second Division
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-379643
  Died	17 May 1948	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	19 May 1948	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I379643	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Gleaves PRESTON, May 18 - Henry Gleaves, well-known Galt-Preston district resident for many years, died in Westminster Hospital, London, yesterday morning, at the age of 73. Mr. Gleaves, who had been ailing for the past seven years, had been confined to hospital five weeks and recently underwent an operation. Born in Haywood, Lancashire, England, he came to Canada in 1912, and for a short time resided in Hamilton. Since then, with the exception of four years in the services, he resided in the Galt and Preston district. He enlisted with the 18th Battalion, Second Division and served from 1914 to 1918. He was in France for three years. He was a former member of the Galt Canadian Legion. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Charles Winwood of Speedsville. The body is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, where the funeral will be held Wednesday, at 3: 30. Rev. R. T. Appleyard of St. John's Anglican Church, Preston, will officiate. Interment will be in the Preston cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 18 May 1948 pg 17

  
  

• Sources

  [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Private/ Henry Gleaves/ C.E. C.E.F./17th May 1948/ Rest In Peace// [Legion Plaque].

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 17 May 1948 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 May 1948 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth