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Dr Edward Waller Flahiff

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Dr Edward Waller Flahiff

Birth
Canada
Death
6 Dec 1954 (aged 51)
Kirkland Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Paris, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Died at Kirkland Lake Ont: Husband of Helen D Parsons.
Edward became a doctor. He began his medical career with the Rockefeller Foundation as Caribbean medical Chief. In 1932he was married to Helen, a member of a prominent Toronto Family. He served in North Africa during the Second World War. When at the Battle of Tobruk he once tended the wounds of a German soldier who proved to the Field Marshal Erwin Von Rommel. Rommel is said to have cited the young Canadian doctor to Flahiff's superiors in London, who awarded him a decoration as a result. After the war he became medical officer of the Canadian Mining Association.
Died at Kirkland Lake Ont: Husband of Helen D Parsons.
Edward became a doctor. He began his medical career with the Rockefeller Foundation as Caribbean medical Chief. In 1932he was married to Helen, a member of a prominent Toronto Family. He served in North Africa during the Second World War. When at the Battle of Tobruk he once tended the wounds of a German soldier who proved to the Field Marshal Erwin Von Rommel. Rommel is said to have cited the young Canadian doctor to Flahiff's superiors in London, who awarded him a decoration as a result. After the war he became medical officer of the Canadian Mining Association.


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  • Created by: JMW
  • Added: Jun 15, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112347343/edward_waller-flahiff: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Edward Waller Flahiff (15 Apr 1903–6 Dec 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112347343, citing Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Paris, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by JMW (contributor 46782742).