Aaron Main

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226826631
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83994

Aaron — Sarah Sager. Sarah (daughter of James Sager and Ellen Misener) was born 28 Nov 1852, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1922, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Grove Cemetery, Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ella Main
• Name: Mary Ellen "Ellen" Winter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74049
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Mary married Charles Henry Winter 22 May 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of Rev. James Henry Winter and Elizabeth Eddy) was born 19 Sep 1863, Centreton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; died 10 Oct 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anjelletta "Nettie" Main
• Name: Nettie Main
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-462509

Anjelletta married Jirden Main 8 Apr 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jirden (son of Stephen Main and Rosetta) was born 26 Jun 1859, , Canada; died 29 Dec 1944; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Markle
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168730

Margaret — John Milton Markle. John (son of Samuel C. Markle and Caroline Schultz) was born 30 Apr 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74050
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74052

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-196938
• Occupation: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, at Home Farm
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Military: WW1
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74054P
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Lorne married Daisy McHoul 22 Oct 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Daisy (daughter of William McHoul and Janet) was born Jul 1899, , Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74055
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-196941
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-196942
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94004

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-196943
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Name: Ross Winter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-196944
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149479

Oscar — Christina Logan. Christina was born 4 Jun 1905; died 1982; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168727

Lloyd — Mary Haynes. Mary was born 1920; died 1972; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-437215

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149477

John — Ruth Jeannette Poore. Ruth (daughter of John James Poore and Myrtle Belle Rickert) was born 26 Sep 1931; died 30 Aug 1969; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Military: Korea - 1st Batt. of RCR
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158758P
• Residence: 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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MAIN, Wilfred George

Of Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, on Friday, June 30, 2006, at his residence, in his 74th year. Beloved husband of the late Shirley Poore. Dear father of Ray and his wife Deborah, Neil and his wife Donna, all of Cambridge, Glen and his wife Karen of Ayr, Brenda Sanderson and her husband Rick of Cambridge, Teresa Bechtel and her husband Ross of Waterloo, Sandra Grummett and her husband Stan of Hamilton, Catherine Seed and her husband Shawn of Kitchener, Karen Gilmour and her husband Brian and Mary Main and her husband Dan Johnson, all of Cambridge. Lovingly remembered by 23 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Survived by one sister Helen Holt and her husband Jerry of Windsor. Predeceased by his parents, Oscar and Christina Main and four brothers Leslie, Howard, John and Ross. Mr. Main was born in Branchton and had been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a member of King Street Baptist Church, Veteran of the Canadian Army 1st Battalion of the R.C.R. serving overseas in Korea and Europe and was a retired Press Operator with Butler Metal. The family received friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at King Street Baptist Church, 361 King Street E., Cambridge on Monday, July 3, 2006 (today) at 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. Victor Lujetic officiating. Interment in Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge.

The Record Newspaper 3 Jul 2006

Main narrowly escapes grave

Walter Gowing, Cambridge: This is the first of a three-part series honouring our troops who fought in Korea. It takes us to Remembrance Day, Nov.11. Walter Gowing was in South Korea earlier this year. Dig faster," shouted a soldier of the Royal Canadian Regiment as he and his buddies scooped the fresh earth with their bare hands.Three RCRs were on their knees throwing dirt from a new mound of Korean soil that had appeared in the middle of their camp, only moments before."God, don't let him die," screamed one of the young men as his hands flung the dirt between his legs like a dog frantically digging for a bone. It was a matter of life and death to reach the smothering man buried below. Finally, one of the battling diggers cried out, "I've got him," and all three soldiers joyously pulled, Wilfred George Main, from beneath the pile of earth that was surely to become his grave in a matter of minutes.Wilf Main was born in his parents house in Branchton and moved to Cambridge, in 1963. He was a 30-year employee of Butler Metal Products. He died on June 30, 2006 in his 74th year. His wife, the former Shirley Poore, predeceased him in 1997. They had nine children, 23 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.A better than average horseshoe player, he liked also to play a variety of card games and was proficient at woodworking. A quiet unassuming person at home in Cambridge, this man could battle the enemy on front line duty in foreign countries in a fight for liberty and freedom.A veteran of two military terms that took him to the front lines of the Korean War, 1950-53, and later to duty in Europe, Main had been a paratrooper and an infantryman, with experience in the tank corps and artillery.While manning an outpost camp on the front lines in the hills of Korea - where Canadian troops were facing more Chinese soldiers than North Koreans - Main had an unbelievable experience that almost extinguished his life. There were shells flying about but none had come close to the small group of Canadians holding this hilltop position. Then suddenly, Main heard the whiz of a shell coming in his direction. As he dropped down on his hands and knees, everything went black. He was totally covered with earth. The shell had exploded right next to him creating a big crater and completely covering him with several feet of displaced earth. He was buried alive. His brave buddies pounced on the huge mound of earth and started to dig. After his rescue, they all sat around and laughed. There was one bit of humour in all of this near tragedy. When the shell hit the ground, the force of the explosion was so great that it had blown Main's big army boots right off his feet. They found the boots about three metres away from the spot where he had been when the shell exploded. Hours later, when all was quiet on Strategic Hill AB, the 12 courageous Canadian soldiers were replaced by 60 Americans, who eventually lost the position to the North Koreans. A few days later, the Canadians returned and recaptured the important outlook post. Wilfred George Main.

Cambridge Times 27 Oct 2006

Wilfred — Shirley Jean Poore. Shirley (daughter of John James Poore and Myrtle Belle Rickert) was born 10 Jul 1935, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 May 1997, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]