Personal Life
Gerard was born in Ottawa on February 22, 1890. His father was of Scottish descent. He married Lillian Mackenzie and had two daughters. He worked as a printer and was employed by the Canadian Government Printing Bureau. He moved to the geodetic survey in 1912, and at the time of his death was chief engineering clerk for the survey.
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