Lila Gerow’s parents were Robert John and Jane Ann Gerow. They met and married in England in 1919. That same year came to live in Buffalo Lakes AB area and settled on a homestead, where Lila and her three brothers grew up. In WW II Lila, and two of her brothers, Robert P. and A. Beverly joined the armed forces. (Their youngest brother was G. Allen). Lila married Larry Thorington in 1950. They had 5 children and lived in Peterborough ON. Lila passed away in 1990.
Source: Buffalo Trails p. 136 – Gerow Family history
La Glace – Yesterday and Today p. 315 – Name in list of WW II Veterans
Surname File – Obituary Gordon Allen (brother)