Donald Gordon POLLEY

1951 - 1976  (25 years)

• Name	Donald Gordon POLLEY
  Birth	29 Mar 1951	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada
  Christening	16 Sep 1951	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada
  	Church of the Epiphany
  Gender	Male
  _PPEXCLUDE	F
  _UID	D96C1D0F1BFA44C4BC8134E7E98B6820E222
  Residence	1976	Malahat, , British Columbia, Canada
  	Malahat Bungalows, Malahat Drive
  		Malahat Bungalows.JPG His house, many years later
  Death	28 Oct 1976	Malahat, , British Columbia, Canada
  	Car Accident 11:45am
  Cremated	3 Nov 1976	Victoria, , British Columbia, Canada
  	Royal Oak Crematorium
  	Funeral Director: McCall Brothers Funeral Directoris Ltd
  Burial	Mar 1988	Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada
  	Glendale Memorial Gardens, Ressurection Gardens, 1810 Albion Road Lot 705-A4
  		Polley Stone.jpg
  Person ID	I2152	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Gordon Bradbury POLLEY,   b. 20 Apr 1915, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada d. 6 Jul 2006, Mississauga, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Bettina Mae WATSON, UE,   b. 23 Oct 1920, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada d. 15 Mar 2019, Cambridge, , Ontario, Canada (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1946	Church Of The Epiphany, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Polley - Watson Rev. G. S. Despared officiated at the marriage of Bettina Mae Watson and Gordon Bradbury Polley, August 9, at the Church of the Epiphany, The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Watson. The groom is the son of Mrs. Polley and the late W. H. Polley. Given in marriage by her father, the bride worse a classic gown of white slipper satin, matching halo headdress and finger-tip veil. She carried a cascade of red roses and bouvardia, Maid of honor, Key Neun, was attired in romance blue faille taffeta. Her flowers were yellow roses and cornflowers. Joyce Alexander and Catherine Watson, bridesmaids, wore pink faille taffeta carrying pink roses and cornflowers. Best man was William Polley, with ushers Robert Watson and Robert Polley. Mrs. Watson recieved in a richelicu red ensemble accented with black. The groom's mother wore a costume of navy printed crepe with matching accessories. Later the bride changed to a powder blue crepe frock, matching topcoat, navy accessories, for travelling. [1]
  		Gordon and Betty Polley Wedding Frances MG Polley George J Margaret M Watson.jpg
  Family ID	F592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Mar 1951 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Christening - 16 Sep 1951 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Malahat Bungalows, Malahat Drive - 1976 - Malahat, , British Columbia, Canada Death - 28 Oct 1976 - Malahat, , British Columbia, Canada Cremated - Royal Oak Crematorium - 3 Nov 1976 - Victoria, , British Columbia, Canada Burial - Mar 1988 - Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Donald Gordon Polley.jpg
  		Donald Gordon Polley2.jpg
  		Malahat Bungalows.JPG His house, many years later

  
  

• Notes

  Man dies in collision of logging truck, car A 25-year-old man was killed instantly when the car he was driving collided with a logging truck at about 11:45 a.m. Thursday on the Malahat Drive, just south of the Malahat Chalet, 16 miles north of Victoria. Dead is Donald Gordon Polley of the Malahat Bungalows, Malahat, a single man whose father lives in Toronto. Colwood RCMP said Polley was travelling north when his car crossed the centre line of the highway and collided with a fully-loaded logging truck travelling south. RCMP said the impact tore the left rear wheel of the truck's tractor part off the axle. Polley's vehicle, a Volkswagen Rabbit, spun around and came to rest facing south. It was demolished. Driver of the logging truck, Louis Reginald Shreenan of Shawnigan Lake, was not injured. Daily Colonist October 29th 1976 Death Crash A 25-year-old Malahat resident is dead following a spectacular smash with a loaded logging truck near the Malahat Chalet Thursday morning, just 200 yards from his home. Donald Gordon Polley, formerly of Toronto and a resident of the Malahat Bungalow, was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. His Volkswagen Dasher slammed into the rear wheels of the truck after he had narrowly missed a head-on-collision. Truck driver Louis Reginald Shreean of Shawnigan Lake escaped serious injury in the 11:45 a.m. crash. Polley was travelling north at the time of the accident. The Malahat Chalet is 16 miles north of Victoria. The Victorian October 29th 1976

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Gordon Polley & Bettina Watson Marriage, (Toronto Star). [S83] Interview with Bettina May Polley.