Source: SS Caronia Passenger Manifest. 1919.
Family Search: When Private Alfred Oliver Tewkesbury was born on 12 January 1898, in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Thomas Tewkesbury, was 35 and his mother, Mary Anne Lecocq, was 34. He married Minnie Mildred Pickering on 21 October 1919, in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Kent, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1945, his occupation is listed as owner, chatham sand and gravel in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada. He died on 24 August 1967, in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
Tewkesbury rites set on Saturday
CHATHAM — A well known Chatham businessman, Alfred Oliver Tewkesbury, 69, of 39 Wilson Ave., died in St. Joseph’s Hospital here, Thursday.
Son of the late John Tewkesbury and Mary LeCoq, Mr. Tewkesbury resided in Chatham all his life and had been a building contractor for many years. For the past 22 years, he was owner of Chatham Sand and Gravel Company.
Mr. Tewkesbury was a member of Victoria Ave. United Church, Parthenon Lodge No. 267 A.F. and A.M. and was a member and past president of the Chatham Figure Skating Club.
He is survived by his wife, the former Hazel Paul; daughters, Mrs. Howard (June) Cady, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Butterman and Mrs. Robert (Jacqueline) Baker, all of Chatham, Mrs. Kenneth (Betty) Gross of Woodstock, Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Swainston of Gananoque and Mrs. Earl (Helen) Morris in Arizona; a son, Robert of Chatham, and 12 grandchildren. A son, William and daughter, Mrs. Gary (Sandra) Ritchie, an International Figure Skating Star predeceased.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from Stephen Funeral Home, Chatham with Rev. James Somerville of Victoria Ave. United Church officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Chatham.
The Windsor Star
Fri, Aug 25, 1967 ·Page 5
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 