Private James Marshall Light: Waterloo Region Generations

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Private James Marshall Light was born CALC 15 May 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1944, , France; was buried , Canadian War/ Memorial Cemetery at Bretteveille-/ sur-Laize, France.

Other Events:

Military: killed in WW2
Military: WW2
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-432646

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.