George Lloyd Johnstone Walker

1912 - 1943  (31 years)

• Name	George Lloyd Johnstone Walker
  Birth	4 Jun 1912	Orillia, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jul 1943	Orillia, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Burial	27 Jul 1943	St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery, Orillia, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I14218	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	George Daniel Walker,   b. 26 Apr 1871, Creighton, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario d. 28 Jan 1942, Orillia, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ann Johnstone,   b. 8 May 1873, South Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Aug 1968, Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1903	Orillia, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F5357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  aka Jack. Never married. Lived in Orillia, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Was living in Peterborough, Ontario in 1942 when his father died. Buried with his parents. The Orillia Packet and Times, Thursday, July 29, 1943, Page 4, Archives of Ontario microfilm N039 Reel 79NP reported: "JOHNSTONE WALKER Johnstone Walker, son of the late George D. Walker and Mrs. Walker, of 47 West Street, north, passed away on Saturday evening at the early age of thirty-one years. He was born in Orillia on June 4, 1913, attended Central School and Collegiate Institute, and graduated with senior matriculation standing in 1930. For some years he worked for the Orillia Creamery Co. and for two years was a machinist in Birmingham, England. For the past two or three years he was employed in the tool shop of Johnston Motors, Peterborough and Wright Industries I, Toronto. Since Easter he had been in his home here. His illness was borne with patience and courage. He will be sadly and long missed by many friends and relatives. The service at 11.30 at home and two o’clock at St. James’s Church were conducted by Ven. Archdeacon Emmet. Interment was made in St. James’s Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Bert Barnet, Ted Thorington and four cousins, George Moon, Earl Rose, Walker Rix and Beverley Walker. He leaves, besides his mother, two brothers Don of Peterborough and Cpl. David Walker of the R.C.A.F. overseas, and four sisters, Mae of Tashme, British Columbia, Wilma (Mrs. Johnston) of Ajax, Eunice (Mrs. Thos. Phillips) Orillia and N.S. Grace Walker, R.C.N., Halifax. The floral offerings were many and very beautiful from the Orillia Creamery and staff, the Oddfellows, Quaker Oats Co. and from very many friends and relatives."

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. date of birth for G. L. Johnstone Walker (place from Mildred (Silk) Walker) (George Lloyd from Eunice Irene (Walker) Phillips) [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. date of death for G. L. Johnstone Walker (place from obituary) (George Lloyd from Eunice Irene (Walker) Phillips) [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. in St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery (burial date from obituary)