New Years Eve 100 Years Ago for Farm Labourer Lingham

Herbert Spencer Lingham was from Grays, Essex, England and had come to Canada eventually ending up as working on a farm. From is attestation address he was living on the East side of Galt near Valens. Something possessed him to heed the call of service and he joined the C.E.F. in Galt and eventually joined the 18th Battalion.

He was killed in action September 15, 1918. He was not to see another New Year.

"Killed in Action" instantly killed by shrapnel in the head, during military operations on the main Arras-Cambria road, near the Canal du Nord.
“Killed in Action” instantly killed by shrapnel in the head, during military operations on the main Arras-Cambria road, near the Canal du Nord.

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