Edward Alfred Gambling

1879 - 1960  (80 years)

• Name	Edward Alfred Gambling
  Born	15 Dec 1879	Sheerness-on-Sea, Sheppy, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Hero	Saved child's life
  Military	WW1
  Military	1914	WW1   [1]
  	WW1, 29th Regiment, Service #112051
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1960	212 Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-382420
  Died	28 Sep 1960	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I382420	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Edward Gambling,   b. CA 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Emily Levy,   b. 1860, Isle of Sheppy, Kent, England ,   d. 1933, , England  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F55029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Angell,   b. 1878,   d. Jul 1958  (Age 80 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1903	Greenwich, Kent, England   [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gambling,   d. 1930   2. Edward "Ted" Gambling,   d. Bef 1994   3. Dorothy Gambling   4. Ethel Gambling   5. Louise "Maudie" Gambling,   b. 1908, , England ,   d. 31 Jan 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F259971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edward A. Gambling PRESTON, Edward Alfred Gambling, 81, of 212 Laurel St., Preston, died Wednesday, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt. He had been confined to hospital for two weeks. Born in London, England, he came to Preston in 1912. He was an engineer at the local Public Utility Commission, for 32 years and has been retired for the past eight years Mr. Gambling received the first medal given by the PUC for saving a child's life, in Preston. He was a member of the IOOF lodge and Encampment and served in the First World War. Mr. Gambling was an Anglican and a past president of the local Canadian Legion. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Elizabeth Angell, in July 1958 and one daughter Elizabeth, in 1930. Surviving are one son, Edward of Preston, three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Louise) Murray of Preston, Mrs. Willard (Dorothy) Rohr of Kitchener and Mrs. Beattie (Ethel) Gibson of Detroit; one brother, James of Preston and one brother and two sisters in England, four grandchildren. The body will he at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home, where service will he conducted Saturday, at 2 p.m. Burial will he in Preston Park Lawn Cemetery. Rev. R. T. Appleyard, will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 29 Sep 1960 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Gambling/ Edward/ 1879 - 1960/ Elizabeth/ 1878 - 1958./ [Legion Plaque] [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S1803] zzEngland, Marriages, 1538-1973, ). Edward Alfred Gambling Birth Date:1880 Age:23 Spouse's Name:Elizabeth Angell Spouse's Birth Date:1879 Spouse's Age:24 Event Date:11 Apr 1903 Event Place:Christ Church, Greenwich, Kent, England Father's Name:Richard Edward Gambling Spouse's Father's Name:Henry Angell

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 11 Apr 1903 - Greenwich, Kent, England Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Sep 1960 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth