Charles William Brydon, b. 7 Dec 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Feb 1956, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada (Age 80 years)
Relationship
Adopted
Mother
Emma Vernice Cuntz, b. 4 Jul 1886, RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada , d. 16 Apr 1981, Tilston, RM Albert, Manitoba, Canada (Age 94 years)
The birth parents were Elena (Cuntz) Paine and Sidney Wilson Paine.
Elena Paine died from infection in 1921, 3 days after giving birth to the youngest child, Ralph.
Emma and Charles Brydon were actually the aunt and uncle to Ralph Henry Brydon, Marie Brydon and Gladys Brydon and they raised the three children from the time their mother Elena died.
They have two other siblings, Charles Wilson Paine and his sister Marjorie Paine that were raised by another sister to Emma, Clara McFayden and her husband Dan McFayden.
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Service Number: H/103952
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.