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Jun 29, 1861
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Born in Port Hope, Ontario to Thomas and Mary Ann
(nee Griffin) Lingard
Henry Lingard married Margaret Maggie Graham in
Port Hope in 1881
His father, Thomas, was murdered June 10, 1895,
and his killer was sentenced to hang the following year
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Sep 17, 1889
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Wife Margaret died in Hope Township, Ontario
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Jun 27, 1895
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Shown on the payroll of the 46th
Durham Battalion, Canadian Militia attending the summer camp at the
Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ontario
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Jun 26, 1901
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Married to Annie Gray in Cobourg, Ontario
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Oct 29, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 40th
Northumberland Regiment
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59592 (temporary number 321)
Ø Next of kin given as Annie Lingard, wife, Cobourg, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Poste to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
A search through Ancestry, census records and attestation papers
show several different ages for Henry Lingard. His birth has been recorded in different
years ranging from 1861 to 1871. For
the purposes of this tribute, I am using the age noted on his headstone. He reported that neither of his parents
were alive when he attested.
His medical exam was originally marked as “unfit”, but was
crossed out and marked as “fit”.
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Feb 6, 1915
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Admitted to Kingston hospital with a diagnosis that reads
Influenza
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Feb 8, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training
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Aug 16, 1915
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Henry Lingard was walking back to camp from Hythe
when he was struck by a motor car and knocked unconscious. He was taken to camp and was treated by the
battalion’s Medical Officer in West Sandling.
The battalion’s war diary notes that it was raining heavily on that
day
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Aug 17, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Canadian Hospital
in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads severe contusion of right shoulder
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Aug 26, 1915
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital
where X-rays showed a fracture of the great tuberosity and clavicle. He was placed in a plaster cast
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Sep 2, 1915
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Transferred to the Depot Company while in
hospital
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Sep 8, 1915
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Transferred to the VAD (Volunteer Aid Detachment)
Convent Des Oiseaux Convalescent Home in Shorncliffe
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve Battalion for pay
purposes while in hospital
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Feb 2, 1916
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital
in Shorncliffe
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Feb 7, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Feb 15, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) and attached to the discharge depot in Bath pending return
to Canada
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Feb 22, 1916
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Medical Board in Bath notes
Ø Man is determined to be
incapable of earning a living in a “small degree” as a result of his service
Ø Board recommends he be granted
a pension of $11.00 per month
Ø Board recommends that he not
be discharged until he is in receipt of the first payment of the pension
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Feb 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Metagama in Liverpool
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Mar 6, 1916
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Mar 9, 1916
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Medical Board at Quebec City notes
Ø Patient is overage
Ø Suffers from limitation of
movement of right shoulder
Ø Cannot raise right arm above
horizontal
Ø Disability is determined to be
1/8th for his shoulder and should improve in 3 months
Ø He is determined to be unfit for
military service due to his age
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Mar 12, 1916
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Admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home in
Kingston, Ontario
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Mar 31, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
while still a patient of the convalescent home
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Cobourg, Ontario
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May 10, 1916
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Discharged from the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Jun 29, 1916
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Attested into the 235th Battalion CEF
in Cobourg, Ontario
Ø Number 1027125
Ø Next of kin given as Annie
Lingard, wife, Cobourg, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 21st Battalion CEF
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
He gave his birth year as 1861
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Nov 1, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “C”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Cobourg, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal was sent to him at Cobourg, Ontario
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Dec 27, 1940
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Henry Lingard died in Port Hope and was buried in
the Welcome United Cemetery, Port Hope, Ontario
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