Military service
Burial/memorial information
Baptized Frank-Ferdinando-Thomas Lanchetti. Son of Ferdinando Lanchetti and Janet (alias/aka Jennie) Mann, of Toronto, Ontario. He had declared to be born in 1895 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in Company D of the 75th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he sailed for Great Britain on October 1, 1915, and was assigned to the 23rd Reserve Battalion on November 2. He crossed over to France on June 6, 1916, with the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles and reached the front on the 10th. On June 23, 1916, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion.
On August 9th, 1918, during the Battle of Amiens, he was shot in the spine and lost the use of his legs. After six months of treatment in England he was repatriated and admitted to the Dominion Orthopedic Hospital in Toronto. After another year of treatment he died there of a disease (pyelitis) caused by his paralysis.
Digital gallery of Private Frank Lanchetti
-
Memorial Tablet
Frank Lanchetti's name appears on this Memorial Tablet. St. Paul's was founded in 1822 as the first Roman Catholic parish in York (now Toronto). The present church was designed by Joseph Connelly in 1889 and was renamed St. Paul's Basilica in 1999. The WWI Memorial plaque is located outside the front entrance of the church. The Basilica is located in downtown Toronto on the corner of Power and Queen Street. -
Grave marker
-
Award Citation
-
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
-
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Lanchetti
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Lanchetti
Digital gallery of
Private Frank Lanchetti
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 550 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
TORONTO (MOUNT HOPE) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.