Born at Forrest, Ontario on 5 September 1885, one of four children of George Ransom Germain (1857-1913) and Elizabeth Germain (1861-1941), he and his family moved to Winnipeg around 1906 where he worked as a general contractor. In February 1918, he enlisted in the Fort Garry Horse. After his military discharge he continued to work as a general contractor around Winnipeg. He died on 23 February 1956 and was buried in the military section of Brookside Cemetery
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Gladwin House
300 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1911
Hughes House
298 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1911
Newlands House
304 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1911
Schretlen House
306 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1911
Wilson House
302 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1911
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
1916 Canada census, Ancestry.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Death registrations [George Ransom Germain, Elizabeth Germain], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Elizabeth Germain], Winnipeg Tribune, 4 November 1941, page 18.
Lloyd Osborne Germain, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 11 April 2026
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