James Andrew Bruce Grawbarger

1918 - 1944  (26 years)

• Name	James Andrew Bruce Grawbarger
  Nickname	Bruce
  Born	18 Jun 1918	Patterson Township, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Oct 1944	Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
  	Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium World War II - Liberation of Belgium Died of wounds received in action
  Buried	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
  Person ID	I09010	Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Samuel Grawbarger,   b. 25 Apr 1892, Restoule, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 1960, Restoule, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Hamilton,   b. 21 Oct 1899, Patterson Township, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1920, Restoule, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1917	Patterson Township, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Lillian Stokes,   b. 27 Dec 1923, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 2001, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1943	Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F3070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Jun 1918 - Patterson Township, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Jan 1943 - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Oct 1944 - Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen, België Buried - - Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Sam & Bruce Grawbarger Taken following the death of Lizzy Grawbarger (nee Hamilton) Bruce's mother. Restoule, Ontario
  		Sam & Bruce Grawbarger
  		Wedding of Bruce Grawbarger & Doris Stokes Evening ceremony at St. Luke's Anglican Church with reception at the family home, 334 Dease Street. Bruce left shortly after for further training and then to Newfoundland before embarking overseas.
  		Bruce Grawbarger
  		Bruce Grawbarger Taken while serving in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
  		Bruce Grawbarger Taken in Corner Brook, Newfoundland before leaving for overseas with Algonquin Regiment.
  		Doris Stokes & Bruce Grawbarger Taken at MacDonald's farm, Pardee, Ontario prior to marriage.
  		Bruce Grawbarger Taken at Boulevard Lake while training at Current River Barracks. Port Arthur, Ontario
  		Bruce Grawbarger & Unknown Ladies Bruce in Orange Lodge regalia Restoule, Ontario
  		Bruce Grawbarger & Dave Hamilton Restoule, Ontario

  
  

  Documents

  Record: Death Bruce Grawbarger

  
  

  Headstones

  Bruce Grawbarger B.55540 Sergeant J.A.B. Grawbarger The Algonquin Regiment 10th October 1944 Age 26 God's Greatest Gift Is Remembrance

  
  

  Census		1921 Canada Census Patterson Township, Ontario
  		1931 Canada Census Patterson Township, Ontario

  
  

  Landmarks

  Cimetière militaire canadien d’Adegem, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, East Flanders, Belgium

  
  

  Obituary & Death Notice

  Killed in Action Killed in Action Sgt. Bruce Grawbarger, above, has been reported killed in action in France on October 10. The youthful soldier, who is formerly of Restoule, enlisted at Fort William, where his widow, the former Dora Stokes, lives. Sgt. Grawbarger leaves a baby daughter. --North Bay Nugget, North Bay, Ontario, November 6, 1944 Page 8