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Henry Byrde Scrimgeour

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Henry's grave marker, image courtesy of Ron Reine, findagrave.com

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 28.03.1918
  • Place of enlistment: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Service no: 3207596
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Army Medical Corps
  • Unit/Ship: No13 Training Depot

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 02.08.1892
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Market Gardener
  • Mother:

    Amy Rebecca Byrde

  • Father:

    David Scrimgeour, 10 Richmond Tce, Dundee

  • Siblings:

    Robert, David, Grace & Edith

  • Spouse:

    Isabella Scrimgeour, Suite 2, 225-13th Ave East, Calgary

  • Children:

    David, Robert & Helen

  • Age at Death: 76
  • Date of Death: 10.11.1968
  • Place of Death: Calgary, Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Union Cemetery, Calgary

More about Henry Byrde Scrimgeour

service record

Henry is believed to be the brother of Driver Robert Waller Scrimgeour, Friends Ambulance Unit.

SCRIMGEOUR–November 10th, 1968, Henry Byrde (Harry), aged 76 years, beloved husband of Mrs. Isabel Scrimbeour, 3209 2nd St. S.W. Also surviving are two sons, Rev. David H. Scrimgeour, Sebastopol, California, Robert M., Calgary and a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Helen) Brink, Calgary; 10 grandchildren; two brothers, Robert W., Calgary and Dr. D. Muir Scrimgeour, London, England and a sister, Miss Grace Scrimgeour, Dundee, Scotland.

Born at Dundee, Scotland, Mr. Scrimgeour came to Alberta in 1913 and to Calgary in 1920. He was married to Isabel Watson at Redcliffe, Alberta on October 11, 1917. He was associated with Anglo American Exploration Company as an accountant for 22 years, retiring in 1957 and as an accountant with Ireland & Ireland, C.A. until April, 1968. He was an original member of Westbourne Baptist Church where he was active until the tie of his death.

The Calgary Herald, Tuesday, November 12, 1968, page 28

Gary Thomson

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