Walter Lloyd George Garratt (1918 - 1994)

Born 1918 in Milestone, Saskatchewan, Canada

Ancestors

Died 1994 at about age 76 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Walter Garratt was born in Saskatchewan.

Walter Lloyd George Garratt, son of Alfred W Garratt & Jennie C Carlson, was born on 27 January 1918 in Milestone, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[1]

In 1921, Walter (3) was one of four children in the home of Alfred and Jennie Garret on the family farm near Milestone, Saskatchewan.^[2]

He passed away in 1994. ^[3]

Research Notes

Walter was fourth child of Alfred and Jennie Garratt. Following graduation at Milestone High School, Walter began farming with his father. He deliverd milk around town, in a horse drawn buggy, on a twice daily basis. He also assisted the Turners at the local post office. He was lead cornet player in the Milestone Band. In 1941, Walter enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army and served 5 years in the Postal Corps, in England, Italy, France, Belgium and Holland.

In 1946, Walter married Dorothy Howard of Lang. Walter then farmed with his father Fred and brother Charlie. When Walter's parents Fred & Jennie retired and moved into town, Walter and Dorothy lived in the 'big' house just outside the town proper. When Walter retired in 1977, he and Dorothy built a home, in Milestone, just across the alley from Fred and Jennie. Walter and Dorothy's family: Ross Garratt, born 1948 (died age 3); Gail Garratt, b: 1950, married to Gerry Thompson; Ann Garratt, b: 1952, married Robert Bishop.

[From Prairie Plow Til Now]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Web: Saskatchewan, Canada, Birth Index, 1875-1919"
   Government of Canada; Canada; Geneology Index Searches; URL: http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx
   Ancestry ca Record 9191 #207239 (accessed 21 August 2023)
   Walter Lloyd George Garratt born on 27 Jan 1918, son of Alfred W Garratt & Jennie C Carlson, in Milestone, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
   Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 163; Census Place: 163, Weyburn, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 18; Line Number: 21
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8991 #6647922 (accessed 21 August 2023)
   Nester Lloyd George Jarratt (3), single son, in household of Alfred Webster Jarratt (49) at 155 19, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in Saskatchewan.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 July 2020), memorial page for Walter Lloyd George Garratt (1918–1994), Find A Grave: Memorial #71611545, citing Milestone Cemetery, Milestone, Weyburn Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada ; Maintained by Allen Ohrt (contributor 47359959) .