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

Cecil Gordon "Gordon" MacPhail

Male 1897 - 1980  (82 years)


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  • Name Cecil Gordon "Gordon" MacPhail 
    Born 6 Dec 1897  Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalon 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, Service #730709 
    Name Gordon MacPhail 
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-92846P 
    Died 21 Feb 1980  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I92846  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Angus McPhail,   b. 9 Dec 1867, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Ennis Wahl,   b. 14 Feb 1870, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1894  Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F20038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Louisa Schneider,   b. 10 Apr 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Children 
     1. Edith Jean "Jean" MacPhail,   b. 1 Jul 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2006  (Age 75 years)
     2. Marion Louise MacPhail,   b. 7 Feb 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MACPHAIL, C. Gordon - On February 21, 1980, at K-W Hospital, in his 83rd year, Gordon MacPhail, of 220 Lydia St., Kitchener, was born in Woodstock, Ont., Dec. 6, 1897. Son of the late Angus and Charlotte (Wahl) MacPhail. Survived by his wife, the former Edith L. Schneider; two daughters, Jean of Etobicoke, Marion and son-in-law Michael E. Woeller of Kitchener; grandchildren, Roger and wife Debbie of Ottawa, Jeffrey, Jean and John, all of Kitchener; one sister Mrs. Kathleen Mulveney of Hamilton; one brother John of Cambridge. He was predeceased by one brother of Ohio and two sisters, of Cambridge.

      He was proprietor and operator of MacPhail Engravers, Queen Street S., Kitchener, until his retirement. He served overseas during the First World War and was with the reserve in the Second World War as an officer in the Scotts Fusiliers. He belonged to several service clubs during his business years. He was an honorary member of the Kitchener Rotary Club. Past master of Cambridge Grand Arch Masons, he received his jewel as past master for 50 years in 1978. He was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. on Friday. The family will not be present. Funeral service will be held at the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Saturday, 2 p.m., Rev. David Woeller will be officiating in the absence of Rev. Paul Zacharias. The committal service will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Donations to the Rotary Children's Centre may be given as expressions of sympathy.


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record February 21, 1980 P.29

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), February 21, 1980 - Obituary of C. Gordon MacPhail.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1897). Cecil "Gordon" MacPhail (1897-1980) -... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154822583/cecil-_gordon_-macphail.

    4. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9188 (1894), McPhail-Wahl.
      Angus McPhail mechanic of Woodstock Birth Place: Brussels Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Father Name: John Mcphail Mother Name: Isabella Mcphail Spouse Name: Charlotte E Wahl residence Woodstock Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: London Spouse Father Name: Christopher Wahl Spouse Mother Name: Jane Wahl Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1894 Marriage Location: Oxford, Woodstock

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Dec 1897 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Feb 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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