Major Richard Cornell "Dick" Hilborn

1918 - 2006  (87 years)

• Name	Richard Cornell "Dick" Hilborn
  Prefix	Major
  Born	10 May 1918
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - officer of 1 Can Para
  Name	R. C. Hilborn
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352851
  Died	21 Feb 2006	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I352851	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Percy Richard Hilborn,   b. 14 Jun 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Rosina Wells,   b. 25 Jun 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1953, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1914	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F252233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lauretta Parsons
  Children	1. Karen Laurette Hilborn,   b. 24 Apr 1947, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)   2. Richard Norman "Rick" Hilborn,   b. 17 Oct 1949, Cambridge, , Washington, New York, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 2020  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F17358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maj. R.C. Hilborn (ret.) February 23rd, 2006 by Rob Richard "Dick" Hilborn, former 2IC of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, died on Tuesday Feb. 21 in Waterloo, Ont. of a heart attack. Maj. Hilborn was the last surviving officer of 1 Can Para who participated in all of the famed regiment's exploits during WWII. Maj. Hilborn received a field promotion to 2IC after the death of CO Col. Jeff Nicklin during the Rhine drop in March 1945 at the same time Col. Fraser Eadie assumed command. Col. Eadie died in August, 2003. Maj. Hilborn remained active in the Association up to the time of his death. The funeral is scheduled for Wednesday March 1 at St. John's Anglican Church in Cambridge, Ont. As expressions of sympathy, the family asks that donations be made instead to The War Amps of Canada, 1 Maybrook Dr., Scarborough, Ont. M1V 5K9 "Commando.Org > Blog Archive > Maj. R.C. Hilborn (Ret.)". 2020. Commando.Org. https://www.commando.org/2006/02/23/maj-rc-hilborn-ret/.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Percy Richard Hilborn Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1886 Birth Place:Berlin Marriage Date:18 Jul 1914 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Henry C Hilborn Mother:Mary Cox Hilborn Spouse:Gerturde Rosina Wells Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1888 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father:Walter Wells Spouse Mother:Rosina Roos

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 21 Feb 2006 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth