Alfred Thomas "Boze" Orton

1922 - 1991  (69 years)

• Name	Alfred Thomas "Boze" Orton
  Born	1922  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Petty Officer, Royal Canadian Navy. Highland Light Infantry of Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-170233
  Died	24 Oct 1991	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I170233	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles William Orton,   b. 6 Mar 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1950  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Florence Wall,   b. 25 Dec 1880, , England ,   d. 27 Jun 1959  (Age 78 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F49506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Wilders,   b. 1923,   d. 30 Dec 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. Alfred Orton   2. Joan Orton   3. Lynn Orton   4. Heather Orton
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F52675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Alfred Thomas "Boze" Orton and wife Dorothy Wilders image from Lynn Orton 2016 here is story about this...my dad was on a 10 day leave and they went to city hall for a marriage certifate ....my dad went to apply for it, and discovered he wasn t in town long enough to to have it in his name... so my mother applied for it Lynn Orton
  		Alfred Thomas "Boze" Orton and wife Dorothy Wilders image from Lynn Orton 2016 here is story about this...my dad was on a 10 day leave and they went to city hall for a marriage certifate ....my dad went to apply for it, and discovered he wasn t in town long enough to to have it in his name... so my mother applied for it Lynn Orton

  
  

• Notes

  ORTON - Alfred Thomas (Boze) of Barnicke Drive, Cambridge at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Thursday, October 24th, 1991 in his 70th year. Beloved husband of Dorothy (Wilders) Orton and dear father of Alfred and his wife Carol of Brampton, Joan (Mrs. Tom Watkins), Lynn (Mrs. Maurice Fretz) and Heather (Mrs. Edward Fontes), all of Cambridge. Also survived by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Predeceased by a sister Edith and brothers Charles and Edward. Mr. Orton was retired from Canada Machinery Corporation and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #121, the Navy Vets and the War Amputations Association. Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service will be held from the Corbett Funeral Home, 95 Dundas Street, Cambridge on Saturday, October 26th, 1991 at 1: 30 p.m. As expressions of sympathy donation to Medical Day Care of Cambridge Memorial Hospital would be appreciated by the family. ________________________ Grace Russ Scrapbooks vol.2 included in awards that were received by several member of the RCN for 'good service'; mentioned in the dispatches; son of Charles Orton Senior of Chapman Street; enlisted November 11, 1940; previously a member of HLI of C; served in various parts of the world; particular action for receiving award is unknown; worked as a machine fitter in Brantford at Williams Tool Corporation; he enlisted at Brantford; brother Edward was with the HLI of C on the Western Front; served on a ship out of Esquimalt, B.C.; born and schooled in Galt at Central and GCI Obituary D.O.D.: October 24, 1991- 70th year; resided on Barnicke Drive; husband of Dorothy (Wilders); father of Alfred and wife Carol of Brampton, Joan and husband Tom Watkins, Lynn and husband Maurice Fretz and Heather and husband Edward Fontes all of Cambridge; survived by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild; predeceased by sister Edith and brothers Charles and Edward; retired from Canada Machinery Corporation; member of the Royal Canadian Legion - Galt Branch #121; member of the Navy Vets and the War Amputations Association City of Cambridge Archives https://archive.cambridge.ca

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . ORTON/ Alfred/ Thomas/ 1922 - 1991/ Dorothy/ (WILDERS)/ 1923 - / [Legion insignia] [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225992688.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 24 Oct 1991 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth