We remember Samuel Lewis Honey

We remember Samuel Lewis Honey

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Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Conn, West Luther Township, Ontario Canada Source:5983130 Source:9389125 9th February 1894
1901
location Pelham Township, Ontario Canada parents address Source:8540799 1901
1910
employment Teacher Six Nations Reserve, nr. Brantford, Ontario Canada Source:9389125 1910
1911
employment Teacher Blenheim Township Canada Source:8540799 1911
1911
location Blenheim Township Ontario Canada parents address Source:8540799 1911
1915
enlistment Walkerton, Ontario Canada Source:8778773 22nd January 1915
1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 34th Battalion Source:9388775 25th January 1915
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:9389191 22nd February 1917
1917
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:8778773 April 1917
1918
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:9388775 27th September 1918
education teacher's certificate London Normal School London, Ontario Canada Source:8563665
education unknown school Drayton, Ontario Canada Source:9389125
education unknown school Princeton, Ontario Canada Source:9389125
employment Teacher Bloomington, Ontario Canada Source:8563665
employment School Teacher Source:9388775
hospitalisation Gun Shot Wounds to legs Hospital/Institution Source:8778773
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 602174 Manitoba Regiment 78th Battalion Source:8778773
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8778773
1918
death Died of wounds See V.C. citation Bois du Bourlon France Source:8540207 30th September 1918
burial Queant Communal Cemetery British Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France C. 36. Source:8563665

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Samuel Lewis
Initials SL
Last Name Honey
Source 8540438
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Blenheim Township Ontario Canada parents address known 1911
Pelham Township, Ontario Canada parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 602174 Manitoba Regiment 78th Battalion Lieutenant
Canadian Expeditionary Force 34th Battalion
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Metta Blaisdell mother
Rev George Edward Honey father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
fair grey dark brown
DateHeightSource
1915-01-22 5'6"

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Trevor321

External Evidence

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography Lizbet72994
Profile on Wikipedia. Trevor321
The London Gazette - Victoria Cross Trevor321
A comprehensive site about the history of Methodist churches in Canada Lizbet72994
Virtual record with many images Janet2378
Copy of 1901 and 1911 census information for Lt Lewis Janet2378
Canadian Virtual Memorial Lizbet72994
Archive reference to War Songs of first half 20th century Lizbet72994
PDF of service record package Janet2378
Arthur & Area World War I and World War II Veterans Jessica140222
Valour At Vimy Ridge: Canadian Heroes of World War I Jessica140222

Multimedia

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Posted for a presentation about Samuel Honey Lizbet72994
Samuel Lewis Honey VC. Trevor321
Plaque outside Mount Forest Legion Lizbet72994
"Take me back to old Ontario" Lizbet72994
New mural in Mount Forest Janet2378
Lieutenant Samuel Lewis Honey, V C.. D.C.M., M M. luc39051
Plaque in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Jessica140222
Text of Plaque in Cambridge, ON, Canada Jessica140222

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We remember Samuel Lewis Honey