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- 5 Feb 1949 (Creation)
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1 plan on Mylar (62 x 79cm)
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Garnet Lawrence Berkeley was born on May 4, 1890 in Belleville, Ontario, to parents John Alfred Berkeley and Ellen Catharine Zufelt. He married his wife, Gertrude Louise Butler, on June 22, 1912 in York, Ontario. Prior to enlisting in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was employed as a land surveyor and civil engineer. On April 1, 1916 he joined the 4th Divisional Cyclists Company as a Captain. At some point in his time overseas, he acquired a hand and knee injury from a motorcycle accident. He was later discharged on November 17, 1917. After the First World War Berkeley returned to his family and previous profession. He died in Smith's Falls, Ontario on 13 August 1967.
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Received from Walter I. Watson, surveyor, of Belleville, Ontario, in 2012.
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A certified reproduction of the "Bay Lake Shores subdivision of Lot # 4 in Concession 9, Township of Faraday.” The area includes the southwest shore of Bay Lake in Faraday Township. Surveyed by Garnet Lawrence Berkeley, O. L. S. and signed February 5, 1949.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.
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Photographed and available online at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/48291994967/