Gilbert Movold

  Research Notes:

1. Burial: Sapper Gilbert Movold; Royal Canadian Engineers

2. Second World War service files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead [www.collectionscanada.gc.ca]

- Service # K69636
- son of Ole T and Gea G Movold of Hay Lakes, AB

3. Footsteps along the Stoney, page 311

4. Each Foot Left It's Mark, page 545-546

5. Commonwealth War Graves Commission

- sapper
- son of Ole and Gea Movold, Hays, AB
- Royal Canadian Engineers; unit - 1 Engr. Stores Sec.
- Service # K/39636
- Grave/Memorial Ref II.A.4.

- Photo of Grave at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fgdvcappellen/4227325029/

6. Gilbert Movold's obit, Camrose Canadain, 6 June 1945 (death notice on 30 May 1945)

Joint funeral and memorial service - mother and son, 31 May 1945 at Scandia

- born 4 Aug 1906 in Armena; baptized and confirmed at Scandia
- schooling at Thordensjold; most of his time at Armena; prior to enlisting he was employed at Vancouver
- in Oct 1942 he enlisted in the Canadian Army, later transfered to the Royal Canadian Engineers
- overseas in July 1943
- at time of his death he was stationed in Holland - he sustained fatal injuries of an accidental nature, 6 May 1945
- he leaves his mother for only 19 days; two sisters, Lena of Hay Lakes and Inga of New Sarepta; five brothers, Clifford, Martin and Arthur of Hay Lakes, William of Hinton, and Oscar of Vancouver


7. http://www.canadianfallenheroes.com/in_memoriam.html?vms=1&slideIndex=1
- Gilbert Movold commentary and photo


From Wikipedia
A sapper, also called pioneer or combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties such as bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, demolitions, field defences and general construction, as well as road and airfield construction and repair. They are also trained to serve as infantry personnel in defensive and offensive operations. A sapper's duties are devoted to tasks involving facilitating movement, defence and survival of allied forces and impeding those of enemies.

The term "sapper" is used in the British Army and Commonwealth nations, Polish Army and the U.S. military. The phrase "sapper" comes from the French saper (to undermine, to dig under a wall or building to cause its collapse).



8. Canada, WW II Services of War Dead; ancestry.com ;;; images 287-340 ; file# K69636

image 288
- working, Burrard ..... ? Occupation ????
- address, 142 W 15th Ave N Vancouver (same as brother, Oscar
image 289
- single, father deceased; mother remarried (but step-father died)
- 5 brothers, one rivetter in shipyard (Oscar, father of Ronald L Movold), 2 farmers in Alberta, 1 works in Creamery in AB and 1 is an invalid at home; 3 sisters all married

there are a few images re; accident; image 328 saved


on-line; http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/second-world-war-dead-1939-1947/Pages/list.aspx?SurName=Movold&GivenName=Gilbert& ;; No PDF file

BUT file is on ancestry as above





9. Medals - posted on his findagrave memorial

- these appear to be from a Dutch based website; link, https://www.tracesofwar.nl/persons/65589/Movold-Gilbert.htm
BUT it is not clear on his involvement

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military Service: as a Sapper with the Royal Canadian Engineers; served in Europe; died of injuries while in service, 6 May 1945, 1942-1945, Holland. ^{1840,2137,2140}