| Name |
SHARDELOW, Edward George |
| Born |
15 Jan 1912 |
British Columbia, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Miscellaneous as specified |
14 Nov 1941 |
Laurier, Washington, USA |
| Border crossing from Canada to US. Nelson to Laurier is 120km. Record states he was 5 feet 4 inches tall. |
| Professional position/status |
1942 |
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |
| Operated an Auto-camp |
| Professional position/status |
Aug 1942 |
Canada |
| Joined Canadian army |
| Residence |
14 Oct 1942 |
805 Nelson Avenue, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |
| Home address when Canadian Army Attestation Paper completed. It also says he was an Auto Camp and Gas station operator and proprietor. Signed up by the Recruiting Captain.. |
| Miscellaneous as specified |
Dec 1943 |
England |
| Arrived in England |
| Miscellaneous as specified |
Jun 1944 |
France |
| Went to France |
| Died |
15 Aug 1944 |
Near Caen France |
- Died in World War 2.
Buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize south of Caen.
His death registration listed him as the operator and proprietor of an auto camp and gas station. From 1943-45, the civic directory listed R.E. Weaver as manager of Shardelow’s Auto Camp at 805 Nelson Ave.
Mt Shardelow between Nelson and Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada named after him to commemorate his death in WW2.
|
| Miscellaneous as specified |
18 Oct 1944 |
512 3rd Street, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |
| The Times Colonist newspaper reports Edward George, pte of the British Columbia Regiment as Killed In Action |
| Buried |
IX,F,4, Bretteville sur Laize, Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
| Person ID |
P176 |
My Genealogy / The Shardalow Name |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2021 |
| Father |
SHARDALOW, Edward John, b. 6 Sep 1866, Thorpe Next Haddiscoe, Norfolk, England , d. 1 Jul 1932, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
HIGH, Caroline Emma, b. 10 Jan 1870, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK , d. 30 May 1920, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada (Age 50 years) |
| Married |
16 May 1903 |
Methodist Dominion Square, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
- He of Nelson and she of Norfolk, England.
He would have met her on his trip back to England.
They marry the same day she got off the ship in Montreal!
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| Family ID |
F62 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1912 - 1944 (32 years)
