Person Page - 1998

     He was born circa 1847 at Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ John married Penelope Craik.^1,2
     John Glennie died on 27 May 1907 at Moray, Scotland.³

     She was born in 1863 or 1864 at Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^1,2 Penelope married John Glennie.^1,2
     Penelope Craik died between 1910 and 1916.²

     Isabella Chilton of London, England was listed as next-of-kin/contact on her brother George's attestation (enlistment) papers.¹

     In the obituary of George Bruce Glennie who died 20 May 1969, his sister, Mary, in Africa, was listed as a survivor.¹
     Research notes (November 2019):

     He was born on 18 December 1896 at Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland, according to the 1901 census and several forms in his service file. However, on his enlistment papers, he gave his birthplace as Glasgow which is about 35 miles from Dunoon.^2,4,3 George married Amelia Mary Tindall on 20 December 1920 at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, according to Manitoba Marriage Registration Index 1920-063083. Note that the index spell's his surname as Macgorva.^5,6
     George Cameron Alexander MacGarva died on 16 December 1959 at Deer Lodge Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at age 62.^4,7
     George Cameron Alexander MacGarva was buried at Brandon Municipal Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.¹
     Asquith and District Honour Roll:
     "McGarva (sic), G.".
Other comments:
     George was farming in the Asquith area at the time of his enlistment, and planned to return there upon his discharge. He was wounded at Passchendaele, resulting in his being discharged as physically unfit for further duty. In Jun 1919, he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and served for 3 years.
     With two exceptions, throughout his military file, his rank is given as Private (Pte.) The first exception is on his 10 Jun 1916 Will when he was a Sapper (Spr.), an equivalent rank within the Canadian Engineers. During his convalescence he was an Acting Sergeant. Thus he was allowed to be known as Sergeant MacGarva as used in his letter home, and one or two other references.
     The 1918 article about his being wounded (see below) mentions he was wounded twice, but that is not clear in his military file. On his discharge examination there is a mention of scars on both wrists, which might be from an earlier undocumented wound.⁸

Canadian Military Service - WWI

     George Cameron MacGarva began military service on 25 June 1915 at the age of 18 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, joining the 53rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry. He was an unmarried farmer with no previous military experience. He was described as being 5' 5" tall, with blue eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion. Upon his discharge 3 years later, he was 5' 6" tall. On his Attestation (enlistment) papers, he listed his next-of-kin/contact as his father, George T. McGarva of Lodi, California. He was assigned regimental number 441558.²
     On 29 March 1916, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he embarked on the "H.M.T. Empress of Britain"arriving at Liverpool 11 days later on 09 April 1916. He was transferred to the 54th Battalion, and then to the 4th Divisional Signals Company of the Canadian Engineers on 21 Jul 1916.⁹
     On 11 August 1916, he joined the Canada Engineers (C. E.) in France with the 54th Battalion. On 13 Nov 1917 at Passchendaele he was wounded by shell fragments, hitting his left thigh as well as causing a compound fracture of his left arm (humerus) just above the elbow. Below, you can read his letter to his father about this incident. He was hospitalized and on 21 Nov 1917 he was invalided back to England and then later, to Canada due to his wounds. One medical report mentions he lost two fingers on his right hand. Sometime during his convalescence he was promoted to Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt.) He convalesced in a Moose Jaw military hospital.⁹ Pte. George Cameron MacGarva ended his military service on 17 September 1918 at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, being discharged as physically unfit due to wounds. He had a 50% loss of movement in this left arm and was unlikely to be fit for duty within 6 months. He had reverted to the rank of Private. He had served 16 months in France. He intended to return to Asquith after his discharge. He was described as having wound scars on his left arm and thigh, with no mention of missing fingers so I presume they were intact..

End of WWI Military Service section.⁹

George Cameron Alexander MacGarva began service with the R.N.W.M.P. On 11 June 1919 joining as a Constable.⁴ He ended service with the on 10 June 1922 after serving with "F" division in Saskatchewan and "D" in Manitoba.

End of Service -.⁴

     George A. C. MacGarva appeared on the 1901 British Census of Glasgow, at Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the household of his parents, George T. and Margaret McGarva.³
     The following article appeared in the San Francisco, California San Francisco Examiner, 24 February 1918 :

     In the obituary of Amelia Mary MacGarva who died 23 February 1974, her husband, George Cameron Alexander MacGarva, was listed as predeceased.¹¹

     He was born circa 1870 at Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland.² George married Margaret (?) at Scotland.²
     George T. McGarva of Lodi, California was listed as next-of-kin/contact on his son George's attestation (enlistment) papers.¹
     George T. and Margaret McGarva appeared on the 1901 British Census of Scotland, at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, enumerated effective 31 Mar 1901, described as a dairyman. Their children Annie P. and George A. C. were listed as living with them.²

     She was born in 1899 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^1,2 Amelia married George Cameron MacGarva on 20 December 1920 at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, according to Manitoba Marriage Registration Index 1920-063083. Note that the index spell's his surname as Macgorva.^3,1
     Amelia Mary Tindall died on 23 February 1974 at Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.¹
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Amelia Mary Tindall immigrated in 1916 to Canada from England.¹
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Brandon Sun published in Brandon, Manitoba, 25 February 1974.¹

     Katie married David Chambers McRoberts.¹
     In the obituary of David Chambers McRoberts who died 4 May 1981, his wife, Katie McRoberts, was listed as predeceased.¹