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Military service
Service number:
220515
Age:
18
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
54th Bn.
Birth:
March 1, 1898
Port Hope, Ontario
Enlistment:
March 13, 1916
Port Hope, Ontario
Death:
November 18, 1916
Albert, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. H. 19.
Additional information
Son of David and Susan Jane Lightle, of Port Hope, Ontario.
Private Lightle was a member of the St. John's Athletic Club when he enlisted, every member of which joined the Army.
Digital gallery of Private William George Lightle
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Photo of William Lightle
Book of Remembrance (A record of the men of Port Hope who participated in the Great War of 1914-1918)" by James A. Elliott, Chairman of Committee, Port Hope, Jan 1, 1919 (Transcribed by Peter Bolton 2001) -
Attestation Papers
Source: Library and Archives Canada -
Family photo
Family of William Lightle, a few months before his birth.
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Private William George Lightle
Digital gallery of
Private William George Lightle
Digital gallery of
Private William George Lightle
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 119 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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