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John Ryden Hembury 1914 - 2010

John Ryden Hembury of Camano Island, Island County, WA was born on December 11, 1914 in Calgary, AB Canada, and died at age 95 years old on October 21, 2010 in Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington United States. John Hembury was buried at Tahoma National Cemetery Se 240th St - Section F Row E Site 11, in Kent.

John Ryden Hembury

Camano Island, Island County, WA 98282

December 11, 1914

Calgary, AB, Canada

October 21, 2010

Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington, 98281, United States

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Introduction

John Ryden Hembury was born in Calgary, Alberta on Dec 11, 1914 to parents Charles Robert Hemborg Hembury (1884-1951) and Elsie Winnifred Stringer (1886-1968). He had a sister, Elsie Winnifred Stringer and grew up in Lacombe, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He then moved to the United States living in California. John enlisted in the US military on March 26, 1942 and gained naturalization on May 5, 1943 in California while he was living in Los Angeles, California. John married Carrie Irene Hembury (1924-2014) on may 5, 1948. They had two children together.
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December 11, 1914

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Calgary, AB Canada

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Ethnicity & Family History

He was white of Canadian roots. His mother was born in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada and his father was born in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
Nationality & Locations

John was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and grew up in Lacombe, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He moved to the United States and lived in Los Angeles, California. Later in life he moved to Washington State and passed away in Point Roberts, Whatcom, Washington, US.
Early Life & Education

He was a high school graduate and had also completed 1 year of college by the time of enlistment.
Military Service

John Hembury enlisted on March 26, 1942 in Fort Macarthur in San Pedro California (Military serial#: 39024377). He was a private and his terms of enlistment were, "Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law".
Professional Career

John was a teacher for kindergarten and primary school.
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2010

Death

October 21, 2010

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Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington 98281, United States
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Tahoma National Cemetery Se 240th St - Section F Row E Site 11, in Kent, Wa 98042
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John Ryden Hembury lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.

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In 1914, in the year that John Ryden Hembury was born, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.

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In 1949, when he was 35 years old, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

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