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Captain Thomas Downey Lockhart
1879 - 1915 (36 years)
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Name Thomas Downey Lockhart Prefix Captain Born 25 Jan 1879 Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland 
[1] Gender Male Employment Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Norris and Lockart Plumbing FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12036667 Military WW1 Military 1914 WW1 [1] WW1, 29th Highlander Military 1914 WW1 [2] WW1, Captain, Highland Light Infanty Battalion Residence , Scotland [2] Residence Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] Residence Blair Rd, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] Eby ID Number Waterloo-84630P Died Apr 1915 Langemarck, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Buried Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Person ID I84630 Generations Last Modified 7 Nov 2024
Father Archibald Lockhart, b. 13 Jan 1843, , Scotland , d. 9 Mar 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years) Mother Margaret Reid, b. 23 Aug 1844, , Scotland , d. 26 Sep 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) Married 2 Jun 1865 New Cumnock, , Ayr, Scotland [3] Family ID F175567 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Captain Thomas Downey Lockhart
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Notes - Captain Thomas Downey Lockhart, officer commanding Galt detachment with first contingent, killed in the battle of Langemarck, Friday-, April 23rd, was born in Scotland, coming to Canada when a young lad. At the time of enlisting he was 35 years of age and previous to coming to Galt, had resided in Toronto. He came to Galt as a member of the firm of Norris & Lockhart, plumbers, but later became the head of the firm of T. Lockhart & Co. He was prominent in curling and bowling circles and was a member of the Masonic order. He met his death gallantly leading his platoon in a charge against the enemy, when he received his fatal wound, succumbing within half an hour. His brother Archie is with the 118th Battalion, Berlin.
Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1915
- Captain Thomas Downey Lockhart, officer commanding Galt detachment with first contingent, killed in the battle of Langemarck, Friday-, April 23rd, was born in Scotland, coming to Canada when a young lad. At the time of enlisting he was 35 years of age and previous to coming to Galt, had resided in Toronto. He came to Galt as a member of the firm of Norris & Lockhart, plumbers, but later became the head of the firm of T. Lockhart & Co. He was prominent in curling and bowling circles and was a member of the Masonic order. He met his death gallantly leading his platoon in a charge against the enemy, when he received his fatal wound, succumbing within half an hour. His brother Archie is with the 118th Battalion, Berlin.
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Sources - [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
- [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.
- [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
Name:Archibald Lockhart
Gender:Male
Marriage Date:2 Jun 1865
Marriage Place:New Cumnock, Ayr, Scotland
Spouse:Margaret Reid
- [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
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Event Map 
Born - 25 Jan 1879 - Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland 
Employment - Norris and Lockart Plumbing - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
Residence - - , Scotland Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
Died - Apr 1915 - Langemarck, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 
Buried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium = Link to Google Earth
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