John William Gabriel

Rank:

Bombardier

Regimental number:

322892

Unit at enlistment:

12th Brigade C.F.A., 54th Battery

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Farringdon Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Commemorated at:

St. John's Anglican Church

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Devonshire

Birth city:

Barnstaple

Address at enlistment:

82 Walnut Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

82 Walnut Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Butcher

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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BX March 31, 1983

GABRIEL, John W. – At the Brantford General Hospital, on Wednesday, March 30, 1983, John W. Gabriel in his 90th year; beloved husband of Mabel Frances German; dear father of William and Dennis, both of British Columbia, Reginald and Douglas, both of Brantford, brother of Mrs. Lillian Maven of Chatham; also surviving are 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Mr. Gabriel was a veteran of both World Wars. Resting at the Hill and Robinson Funeral Home, Nelson and Queen Streets after 2 p.m., Friday. Funeral and committal services in the chapel on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Rev. Kent Gardiner at St. David’s Anglican Church will officiate. Interment Farringdon Burial Ground.