Born in 1908 to parents John A. and Ethel (Porteous) Crerar, Percy and his family moved from Ontario to Grande Prairie in 1913. His father started first creamery in Grande Prairie in 1915. Percy started school in Grande Prairie at age 9.
Source:
Pioneers of the Peace pp. 79-80
Potential Sources: Grande Prairie Herald – Sept. 26, 1940
Herald Tribune- Jan. 2, 1941 p.4 c.4 (marries)