Andrew Gordon "Gordon" Colvin^[1]

1896 - 1978  (82 years)

• Name	Andrew Gordon "Gordon" Colvin
  Born	1 Jun 1896	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	war, public service
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private, 34th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Service #603094
  Name	Gordon Colvin
  Occupation	1924	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1978	140 Pinewood Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-61396P
  Died	28 Oct 1978	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I61396	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew James Colvin,   b. 1 Feb 1862, Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Bessie "Betsy" Buchanan,   b. 7 Oct 1860, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1884	Glenmorris, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F16048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irma Kathleen Murdock "Kathleen" Dolph,   b. 30 Dec 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1924	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Martha Colvin   2. Robert Dolph Colvin,   b. 1927,   d. 24 May 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F37755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  COLVIN, A. Gordon At his residence, 140 Pinewood Ave., Cambridge (P), on Saturday, October 28, 1978, dearly loved husband of the late Kathleen Colvin. Father of Martha (Mrs. D. Harris) of Toronto and Robert of Cambridge; brother of Olive (Mrs. Otto Schaus) of Durham and the late Norman and Clarence; lovingly remembered by five grandchildren. A lifelong resident of Cambridge, Mr. Colvin enlisted in the C.E.F. in 1915 following graduation from Galt Collegiate Institute. He served with the infantry in France and was in the battles of the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Paaschendale. He also saw service with the R.A.F. Keenly interested in and concerned about his community, he served many years as a director of the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital. He was also a past president of the Preston Rotary Club, the past president of the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and past president of the Waterloo County Advisory Board of the CNIB. Private family funeral services were held from the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Cambridge (P), Tuesday, October 31. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 31 Oct 1978 pg 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020142-24. Andrew Gordon Colvin, 28, occ. Manufacturer, b. Galt, res. 61 Illegible St. in Galt, son of Andrew James Colvin (B. Glen Morris Ont) and Bettsy Buchanan, married Irma Kathleen Murdock Dolph, 27, b. Preston, res. Guelph St. Preston, daughter of Cyrus Dolph (B. Preston) and Jean M. Murdock, Witn: W.P. Buchanan of Galt and Florence M. Dolph of Preston, 11 September 1924 in Preston [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 5. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 17. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Colvin / Andrew Gordon / 1896-1978 / Kathleen Dolph / 1896-1977 [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 132.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jun 1896 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1924 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Sep 1924 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Oct 1978 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth