Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

George Pyper Cruickshank

Male 1898 - 1970  (71 years)


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  • Name George Pyper Cruickshank 
    Born 3 Aug 1898  Loanhead, , Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership Abt 1914  Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military WW1 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-157382P 
    Died 1970  [1, 2
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I157382  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Agnes Murphy,   b. 1897, , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 60 years) 
    Children 
     1. Sgt. George McAdam Cruickshank,   b. 28 Sep 1919, Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1942, Dieppe, , Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F278335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The following were not listed with the original framed calligraphy piece, but have been identified by the Church as members who had served in the First World War:

      Cooper, G. [Francis George b. 4 Apr 1892, Torquay, England; finisher; next-of-kin: John Alexandra Dobson Cooper, bro.; regimental number: 126098]

      Cruickshank, George (no match)

      Gerald, D. [Francis Douglas b. 6 Aug 1896, Prescott, Ont.; bank clerk; next-of-kin: Elizabeth Gerald, mother; regimental number: 512304] Williams [Samuel b. 21 Apr 1896, Leicester, England; shoe cutter; next-of-kin: Richard Williams, father; regimental number: 751420]


      Brook Skelton, Military Honour Rolls and Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo Kin, Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society 2007 *bracketed information from the WW1 Attestation Papers

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      CRUICKSHANK/ in loving memory of/ George P. CRUICKSHANK/ 1898-1970/ Agnes MURPHY his wife/ 1897-1957/ Sgt. George CRUICKSHANK/ killed at Dieppe/ at rest/

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179974993/george-p.-cruickshank.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Aug 1898 - Loanhead, , Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - Abt 1914 - Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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