Major General William Bethune Lindsay CB

Order of the Bath

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 CMG DSO

Distinguished Service Order

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 was a Canadian military officer during World War I

World War I

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Lindsay was born on 3 November 1880, the son of Dr. W, B. Lindsay, of Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. Lindsay was educated at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute and later enrolled at the Royal Military College of Canada

Royal Military College of Canada

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. In 1900, he was appointed assistant engineer of the Department of Marine and Fisheries. Lindsay was one of the original officers of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers. During the first world war, he served as Chief Engineer of the Canadian Corps

Canadian Corps

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. He died at Toronto Hunt Club

Toronto Hunt Club

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 on 27 June 1933 and is buried at Strathroy Municipal Cemetery.