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Military service
Service number:
151036
Age:
26
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
43rd Bn.
Birth:
January 7, 1890
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
August 16, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
October 8, 1916
France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lydiard, of Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia.
Brother of Private Charles Alfred Lydiard, who died during service with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).
Digital gallery of Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of George Gilmour Lydiard
1890-1916, of Darmouth, Nova Scotia. George and his brother Charles both died within weeks of each other, most likely as part of the Battle of Sommes, near Moukey Farm, in WWI. Their names are on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. -
Memorial
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Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
Digital gallery of
Corporal George Gilmour Lydiard
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 121 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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