Civil servant, community activist.
Born at Winnipeg on 28 October 1896, son of Edward William Low (1858-1946) and Ettie Grace Foster (1865-1948), brother of Harry Rodrick Low, during the First World War he was a former member of the 196th Western University Battalion and served with the 1st C.M.R. Battalion in France. He was later employed by the City of Winnipeg in the Assessment Department and later in the Metro Legal and Claims Department.
Active in veteran’s organizations, he was the Secretary and President of the International War Veterans Alliance, Secretary of the Provincial Command of the A.N. and A.F. Veterans, and a member of the Executive of the Dominion Command. He was also an avid curler, and a member of the Fort Garry Curling Club.
He died at Winnipeg on 9 January 1990.
Death registration [Edward William Low], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 January 1990, page 40.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Kris Keen and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 June 2022
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