Private James Marshall Light

Cal 1924 - 1944  (~ 20 years)

• Name	James Marshall Light
  Prefix	Private
  Born	CALC 15 May 1924	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	killed in WW2
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-432646
  Died	29 Jul 1944	, France   [1, 2]
  Buried	Canadian War/ Memorial Cemetery at Bretteveille-/ sur-Laize, France   [2]
  Person ID	I432646	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Frank Gordon Light,   b. 20 May 1885, Finchley Gardens, , Middlesex, England ,   d. 6 May 1977  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Margaret Thompson "Maggie" Moffatt,   b. 14 Aug 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1963  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F275409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Private James Marshall Light enhanced photograph

  
  

• Notes

  Pte. J. M. Light Killed in Action Mr. and Mrs. Light, 72 Blair road, announce today that their son, Pte. James Marshall Light, had been officially reported killed in action In France on July 29. He was serving with the Canadian Essex Scottish Regiment and is believed to have been killed by a sniper's bullet. The late word Mr. and Mrs. Light received from their son was a letter dated July 27. After training with the H.L.I. of C. reserve army Pte. Light enlisted for active service in May 1943. He was born in Galt in 1924 and attended Central school and the G.C.I. At the time of enlisting he was in the office of Babcock-Wilcox and Goldie McCulloch Ltd. at the north works. Pte. Light is survived by his parents, two sisters, Jean,(Mrs. H. A. Hanmer, Hamilton, Ont.), Wren Margaret, serving with the W.R. C.N.S. at Cornwallis. N.S., and one brother, Edward, at home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . [N] [metal plate] LIGHT/ in loving memory of/ Margaret MOFFATT LIGHT/ Aug. 14th 1883 - Oct. 11th 1963/ dau of James & Elizabeth MOFFATT/ beloved wife of/ Frank G. LIGHT/ May 20th 1885 - May 6th 1977/ Nora S. LIGHT/ infant daughter of above/ died June 24th 1923/ aged 5 months 1 day/ In proud and loving memory of/ Pte. James MARSHALL LIGHT/ who paid the supreme sacrifice/ in France July 29th 1944/ aged 20 years 2 months 14 days/ sleeping in the Canadian War/ Memorial Cemetery at Bretteveille-/ sur-Laize, France/ 1.C.2/ Beloved son of Frank & Margaret LIGHT/ [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56156900/james-marshall-light.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 15 May 1924 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jul 1944 - , France  = Link to Google Earth