Lawrence Edgar Abbott

Lawrence Edgar Abbott

Nov 15, 1896	Born at London England
Jan 31, 1916	Attested into the 154^th Battalion at Cornwall Ontario Ø Number 633350 Ø Next of kin given as Emily Abbott (mother) of Moulinette Ontario Ø Previous occupation given as Paper-Maker Ø No previous military experience given Ø Religion given as Church of England
Oct 25, 1916	Embarked the HMS Mauretania at Halifax Nova Scotia
Oct 31, 1916	Disembarked at Liverpool England
May 24, 1917	Proceeded to France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion
Aug 15, 1917	Killed in Action Because his body was either never recovered, of if recovered, was never identified, he is commemorated on the Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France He is also remembered on the War Memorial in Long Sault Ontario, shown below

2008

During the Remembrance Day ceremonies in 2008, Veteran's Affairs Canada conducted a vigil each night for the week leading up to November 11. This vigil consisted of projecting the names of every Canadian soldier who is listed with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on various buildings and monuments across Canada, and in London England. The photo below shows Pte LE Abbott's name being projected on the outside wall of Canada House in London England.

2010

For the 7 nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and Canada. The image above shows the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.

Below on the left is the name of Lawrence Abbott being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.