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

Lance Corporal Thomas Huntley Burr

Male 1916 - 1985  (69 years)


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  • Name Thomas Huntley Burr 
    Prefix Lance Corporal 
    Born 1916  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 - Canadian Army 
    Residence 1985  165 Dorset Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-382718 
    Died 7 Feb 1985  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 9 Feb 1985  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I382718  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Edwin Phenias Burr,   b. 18 May 1877, Kensington, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1965  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Fanny Manning,   b. 19 Feb 1882, Rougham, , Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1963  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1910  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F262477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel Bernice Haist,   b. 2 Jul 1931,   d. 14 Jun 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F260174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BURR, Thomas H.

      Of 165 Dorset Rd., Cambridge, on Thursday, Feb. 7, 1985, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 69th year. Beloved husband of Isabel Haist; dear father of James and Edward, both of Cambridge, Douglas of St. Catharines and Joan (Mrs. Robert Collins) of Virden, Man.; lovingly remembered by seven grandchildren; a brother, Edwin of Cambridge and three sisters, Bessie (Mrs. J. H. Waring) of Waterloo, Phyllis Burr of Kitchener and Marion (Mrs. Fred Noakes) of Orillia. Mr. Burr was born in Galt and lived in Cambridge, all his life; he was a veteran of the Second World War, serving overseas with the Canadian Army; a member of the Preston Canadian Legion and an honorary member of the Korean War Vets, Unit 13; a member of St. Luke's Anglican Church and a retired employee of the Grand River Railway. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends on Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be conducted, Saturday, Feb. 9, 1985, at 2 p.m., at St. Luke's Anglican Church, Cambridge. Interment in Parklawn cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Feb 1985 pg D9

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Thomas Huntley Burr/ Lance Corporal/ R.C.C.S./ 7 February 1985./ [Legion Plaque]

    2. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 021575 (1910).
      Name:Edwin Phenias Burr Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1877 Marriage Date:1 Oct 1910 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Edwin Burr Mother:Sarah Bodley Spouse:Fanny Manning

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1916 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Feb 1985 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Feb 1985 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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