Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of William Thomas and Elizabeth Ellen Lomax, of Ogden, Alberta.
Brother of Private John Lomax, who died on April 10, 1917, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) and brother of Private William Lomax, who died on January 1, 1919, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment).
Digital gallery of Private George Lomax
Digital gallery of
Private George Lomax
Banff (Alberta) War Memorial. Erected by the Mount Rundle chapter of the I.O.D.E. and unveiled September 2nd, 1923 near the Great War Veterans' Association Memorial Hall on Banff avenue. It was made of stone from Mount Rundle. The current memorial includes a pair of World War Two panels with 29 names on either side of a central panel listing 52 World War One names. It is now located at the front wall of the Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch #26, on Banff avenue.
Image gallery
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From the Calgary Herald. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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John, George, William, Elizabeth and Margaret Lomax (unsure of order). Banff, AB
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Banff (Alberta) War Memorial. Erected by the Mount Rundle chapter of the I.O.D.E. and unveiled September 2nd, 1923 near the Great War Veterans' Association Memorial Hall on Banff avenue. It was made of stone from Mount Rundle. The current memorial includes a pair of World War Two panels with 29 names on either side of a central panel listing 52 World War One names. It is now located at the front wall of the Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch #26, on Banff avenue.
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View of Banff avenue showing the location of the Royal Canadian Legion building - near the Canadian flag. The Banff (Alberta) War Memorial is located outdoors on the front wall of this building.
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 276 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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PRESTON (NEW HALL LANE) CEMETERY Lancashire, United Kingdom
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