Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Albert E. and Fanny Ling, of Toronto, Ontario. He enlisted under the name of Norman Ling.
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Private Ing was initially buried in Beaufort British Cemetery (Map 66e Sector K5 Grid a.9.1) in Plot 1 Row B Grave 9. His body was exhumed in late 1924 or early 1925 and moved to Plot 2 Row N Grave 20 of the Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery (Map 62d Sector Q2 Grid d.5.3).
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Circumstance of Death File for Private Ing recording his execution by firing squad.
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) about the 23 soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who ¿were lawfully executed for military offences such as desertion and, in one case, cowardice¿ announcing that ¿the names of these 23 volunteers will be entered into The First World War Book of Remembrance along with those of their colleagues. Adding the names of these citizen soldiers to the pages of this sacred book, which lies in the Memorial Chamber not far from here, will be a fair and just testament to their service, their sacrifice and our gratitude forevermore.¿ Part 1
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Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) Part 2. Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Statement by Mr. Roy Bailey (Souris-Moose Mountain, Canadian Alliance). Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Statement by Mr. Louis Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour, BQ) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Statement by Mr. Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore, NDP) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Statement by Mrs. Elsie Wayne (Saint John, PC/DR) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Source: Library and Archives Canada.
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Source: Library and Archives Canada.
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Private Wilson Norman Ling is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
Private Wilson Norman Ling is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
From the Toronto Telegram February 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Wilson Norman Ling
From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Ing was initially buried in Beaufort British Cemetery (Map 66e Sector K5 Grid a.9.1) in Plot 1 Row B Grave 9. His body was exhumed in late 1924 or early 1925 and moved to Plot 2 Row N Grave 20 of the Cerisy Gailly Military Cemetery (Map 62d Sector Q2 Grid d.5.3).
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Circumstance of Death File for Private Ing recording his execution by firing squad.
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Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) about the 23 soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who ¿were lawfully executed for military offences such as desertion and, in one case, cowardice¿ announcing that ¿the names of these 23 volunteers will be entered into The First World War Book of Remembrance along with those of their colleagues. Adding the names of these citizen soldiers to the pages of this sacred book, which lies in the Memorial Chamber not far from here, will be a fair and just testament to their service, their sacrifice and our gratitude forevermore.¿ Part 1
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Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) Part 2. Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Statement by Mr. Roy Bailey (Souris-Moose Mountain, Canadian Alliance). Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Statement by Mr. Louis Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour, BQ) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Statement by Mr. Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore, NDP) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Statement by Mrs. Elsie Wayne (Saint John, PC/DR) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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Source: Library and Archives Canada.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada.
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Private Wilson Norman Ling is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private Wilson Norman Ling is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram February 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Commemorated on:
Page 604 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CERISY-GAILLY MILITARY CEMETERY Somme, France
Cerisy is a village 11 kilometres south of Albert, 2 kilometres east of the main road from Albert to Moreuil. The CERISY-GAILLY MILITARY CEMETERY is on the west side of the village on the road to Gailly and Le Hamel and the French National Cemetery is on the south side of this.
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