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James Andrew Bruce Grawbarger

James Andrew Bruce Grawbarger

Male 1918 - 1944  (26 years)

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  • Name James Andrew Bruce Grawbarger 
    Nickname Bruce 
    Born 18 Jun 1918  Patterson Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Oct 1944  Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen, België Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I09010  Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2024 

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

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jun 1918 - Patterson Township, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Jan 1943 - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Oct 1944 - Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen, België Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Sam & Bruce Grawbarger
    Sam & Bruce Grawbarger
    Taken following the death of Lizzy Grawbarger (nee Hamilton) Bruce's mother.
    Restoule, Ontario
    Sam & Bruce Grawbarger
    Sam & Bruce Grawbarger
    Wedding of Bruce Grawbarger & Doris Stokes
    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
    Bruce Grawbarger
    Bruce Grawbarger
    Taken while serving in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
    Bruce Grawbarger
    Bruce Grawbarger
    Taken in Corner Brook, Newfoundland before leaving for overseas with Algonquin Regiment.
    Doris Stokes & Bruce Grawbarger
    Doris Stokes & Bruce Grawbarger
    Taken at MacDonald's farm, Pardee, Ontario prior to marriage.
    Bruce Grawbarger
    Bruce Grawbarger
    Taken at Boulevard Lake while training at Current River Barracks.
    Port Arthur, Ontario
    Bruce Grawbarger & Unknown Ladies
    Bruce Grawbarger & Unknown Ladies
    Bruce in Orange Lodge regalia
    Restoule, Ontario
    Bruce Grawbarger & Dave Hamilton
    Bruce Grawbarger & Dave Hamilton
    Restoule, Ontario

    Documents
    Record: Death
    Record: Death
    Bruce Grawbarger

    Headstones
    Bruce Grawbarger
    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
    1921 Canada Census
    Patterson Township, Ontario
    1931 Canada Census
    1931 Canada Census
    Patterson Township, Ontario

    Landmarks
    Cimetière militaire canadien d’Adegem, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
    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
    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