Attestation Papers for Sidney Halliday |
But in 2006 the remains of 8 soldiers were found in a muddy field in France. 4 were identified but 4 were unknown. Luckily the locket with Lizzie Walmsley's name engraved on the outside and containing a lock of her hair was found. A search of the records of the missing soldiers from that Winnipeg regiment revealed that Sidney Halliday asked for $10.00 to be given to Lizzie Walmsley in the event of his death.
I was curious about what happened to Lizzie so I did a little research. I suspect that she may be the Elizabeth Walmsley born in Manitoba in 1900 who married David Sands in 1920.
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2 comments:
You always come up with the most interesting stories!
Hey, my relative William Clarence Tweed enlisted in Winnipeg the day after this fellow. And William's cousin, George Willard Treleaven enlisted one month prior to that, also in Winnipeg.
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