Walter William "Wally" Johns

1908 - 2001  (93 years)

• Name	Walter William "Wally" Johns
  Born	1908	Twickenham, , Middlesex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193984458
  Residence	1924	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1939	Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario
  Residence	1940	Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-53088
  Died	12 Apr 2001	Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario   [1]
  Buried	All Saints Anglican Cemetery, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I53088	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter William Johns,   b. 12 Jun 1883, Otarton, Devon, England ,   d. 17 Oct 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Daisy Hilda Edwards,   b. 2 Jul 1889,   d. 4 Apr 1974  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F262215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Pomfret Charlick, RN,   b. 1911, Edmonton, , Middlesex, England ,   d. 1985  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F13763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Walter Johns - Gov. Pauline McGibbon - 1981 Wally began his life of Scouting in 1924 at Galt Ontario. 1927 he was Scoutmaster for the 1st Preston Troop. With the Galt Rover Crew, he bagan volunteering his time to run summer camps in the Galt area. He was a A&P store manager and was moved from town to town. In 1939 while working in Orilla he was a Scoutmaster there, then on to Huntsville in 1940 where he was an assitant Scoutmaster while starting up a Wolf Cub Pack at the Baptist Church. When he moved again, his wife Edna and he decided to come back to Huntsville in 1944 with him being employed at Jupp Motors,a Ford dealership. 1945, Wally started up a Wolf Cub Pack at the 1st Huntsville Troop and in 1946 became Scoutmaster. 1951 he helped make the decision to buy and build Pitman's Bay Camp on Mary Lake, with Wally spending thousands of hours of volunteer time for the betterment of the local youths. 1981, he received the Silver Acorn, Canada's highest award for an active Scout. "Walter Johns, Of Huntsville, Ontario, Receiving The Silver Acorn From Lieutenant Governor Pauline Mcgibbon, 1981.". 2023. Vitacollections.Ca. https://vitacollections.ca/muskokadigitalarchives/details.asp?ID=24737.

  
  

• Notes

  Wally began his life of Scouting in 1924 at Galt Ontario. 1927 he was Scoutmaster for the 1st Preston Troop. With the Galt Rover Crew, he bagan volunteering his time to run summer camps in the Galt area. He was a A&P store manager and was moved from town to town. In 1939 while working in Orilla he was a Scoutmaster there, then on to Huntsville in 1940 where he was an assistant Scoutmaster while starting up a Wolf Cub Pack at the Baptist Church. When he moved again, his wife Edna and he decided to come back to Huntsville in 1944 with him being employed at Jupp Motors,a Ford dealership. 1945, Wally started up a Wolf Cub Pack at the 1st Huntsville Troop and in 1946 became Scoutmaster. 1951 he helped make the decision to buy and build Pitman's Bay Camp on Mary Lake, with Wally spending thousands of hours of volunteer time for the betterment of the local youths. 1981, he received the Silver Acorn, Canada's highest award for an active Scout. "Walter Johns, Of Huntsville, Ontario, Receiving The Silver Acorn From Lieutenant Governor Pauline Mcgibbon, 1981.". 2023. Vitacollections.Ca. https://vitacollections.ca/muskokadigitalarchives/details.asp?ID=24737.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193984458.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1908 - Twickenham, , Middlesex, England Residence - 1924 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1939 - Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Buried - - All Saints Anglican Cemetery, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth