Dec 13, 1876
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Born in Madoc
Township, Ontario to Donald and Adeline (nee Conley) Lemmon
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Dec 24, 1901
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Married to Hannah
Charlotte Potter in Eldorado, Hastings County, Ontario
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Feb 18, 1916
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Attested into the
155th Battalion CEF in Madoc, Ontario
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Number 636650
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Next of kin given
as Hannah Lemmon, wife, Madoc, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Blacksmith
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Methodist
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Northland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a
draft of 147 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Dec 8, 1916
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After leaving the
base depot Private Lemmon joined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Bully Grenay
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May 10, 1917
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Overnight May 9/10
an enemy barrage took place northwest of Fresnoy, France. The battalion suffered 50
Other Ranks killed or wounded. Private
Lemmon was reported missing in action as he could not be located
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Jun 20, 1917
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After being
previously reported missing in action, Private Lemmon was officially
recorded as killed in action May 10, 1917.
Because his body was never recovered from the
battlefield, his name is honoured on the Canadian National Vimy
Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France for those men killed during WW1 and have
no known grave
Following
the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead
Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his
widow, Mrs. Hannah Lemmon, Madoc, Ontario
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Murney Lemmon
shown with his family before departing for England
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Murney Lemmon is honoured on 3 Ontario War
Memorials
Kingston,
Ontario
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Campbellford, Ontario
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Madoc, Ontario
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