Walter William Johns: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Walter William Johns was born 12 Jun 1883, Otarton, Devon, England; died 17 Oct 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91578331
Residence: , England
Residence: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 50 Henry St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-355770
Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 34th Battalion / 1st Battalion
Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Service #402114

Walter — Daisy Hilda Edwards. Daisy was born 2 Jul 1889; died 4 Apr 1974; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Wallace George Henry Johns was born 4 Jun 1906, Twickenham, , Middlesex, England; died 28 Apr 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Walter William "Wally" Johns was born 1908, Twickenham, , Middlesex, England; died 12 Apr 2001, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario; was buried , All Saints Anglican Cemetery, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario.

Generation: 2

Wallace George Henry Johns

(1.Walter¹) was born 4 Jun 1906, Twickenham, , Middlesex, England; died 28 Apr 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-419150

Wallace — Helen Morton. Helen (daughter of John Ure Morton and Christina Weir) was born 1910, Falkirk, , Stirling, Scotland; died 13 Jan 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Jan 1987, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Walter William "Wally" Johns

(1.Walter¹) was born 1908, Twickenham, , Middlesex, England; died 12 Apr 2001, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario; was buried , All Saints Anglican Cemetery, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193984458
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53088
Residence: 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1939, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario
Residence: 1940, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario

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.

Walter — Edna Pomfret Charlick, RN. Edna was born 1911, Edmonton, , Middlesex, England; died 1985; was buried , All Saints Anglican Cemetery, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario. [Group Sheet]