Gordon William Gardener was born in
Dummer Township on November 23rd 1893 to parents, Robert W. Mary Gardener .
Gardener was called up for medical
inspection to Peterborough on October 26th 1917 under the Military
Service Act. He a month shy of being 23
years old, single, and had no previous military experience. He listed his occupation as farm labourer and
his religion as Methodist. He was 5 feet,
4 inches tall. He was described as having a fair complexion, light brown hair
and grey eyes. Gordon listed his father
Robert, who was living in Norwood at the time, as his next of kin. Medical officials
listed him as category A.2 and fit for military service.
Gardener reported to Barriefield Cap,
Kingston on May 9th for training in the 1st Eastern
Ontario Regiment Depot. According to his
military file he was granted leave a day later for the whole for the month of
May. He returned to Barriefield on the
first of June and was again granted a month’s leave, though it is not certain
as to why, it might have been for the spring planting on the farm. It is not sure if Gordon returned to the
training camp, but he did get married on August 27th 1918 to Emilia
Howey of Lucknow, Ontario. He was
formerly discharged on September 8th 1918, before the war’s end, for
reason of demobilization.
Gordon is recorded as living in
Belmont-Methuen Township in 1921 with his wife Emilia and working as a
Minister. He died in 1958.
Sources:
Library
and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. Year: 1901; Census
Place: Dummer, Peterborough (east/est), Ontario; Page: 4;
Family No: 36
Ontario,
Canada, Select Marriages 1826-1936. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. P.172.
Library
and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004.
Census Place: Dummer, Peterborough (east/est), Ontario;
Page: 4; Family No: 36
Library
and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. RG 31; Folder Number: 81;
Census Place: Belmont (Township), Peterborough East, Ontario; Page
Number: 13
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