Source: September 1916 Casualty.
Family Search: Private Jonas Lashmar was born on 26 January 1879, in London City, London, England, United Kingdom. He immigrated to Canada in 1905 and lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1915. He registered for military service in 1900. In 1915, at the age of 36, his occupation is listed as printer, southam press in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He died on 15 September 1916, in Courcelette, Somme, France, at the age of 37, and was buried in Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Private Jonas “Jack” Lashmar. Regimental No. 405068.
This man immigrated to Canada in 1905 (est.) and worked as a printer at Southam Press in Toronto before enlisting on 30 June 1915 at Niagara Camp located at Niagara-on-the-Lake. He enlisted with the 33rd Battalion from Toronto.
He arrived in England on 25 October 1916 aboard the SS Metagama.
On 15 March 1916 he was transferred to the 18th Battalion and arrived at Harve, France the next day. He was “in the field” with the 18th Battalion on 19 March 1916 and served with the Battalion until he was killed in action at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916. Originally posted as “Missing” he was designated KIA and is memorialized on the Vimy Memorial.
PTE. JACK LASHMAR, officially reported missing on September 15th, is a brother of Mr. Thomas Lashmar, 452 Brock avenue. He was about 40 years of age and unmarried. He enlisted in August, 1915, and went overseas in October last and has served in the trenches since February. Prior to enlistment he was employed with Southam Press Company. In his younger days he served with the nave in England.
Source: Toronto Star. October 13, 1916.
PTE. JACK LASHMAR KILLED.
Pte. Jack Lashmar, who went overseas from 452 Brock avenue with the 35th Battalion, and subsequently reached the firingin line with a draft, is reported to-day as killed in action. On Oct. 11 the list contained his name as among those missing, but information received from Ottawa since that date by his friends states that he was among those killed on Sept. 15, when the Canadians first took part in the Somme Offensive. Before enlistment Pte. Lashmar was employed at the Southam Press.
Source: Toronto Star. October 28, 1916.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 