269 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND LINDSAY, George Cameron George was born in Strathroy, Ontario on July 30, 1878, the first son of Dr. William Baltimore Lindsay and Mary Jane Cameron. When the Second Boer War started, he enlisted in the Army serving from 1899 to 1902 with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment. He was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal with Clasps for the Cape Colony and the Transvaal. When World War I was declared, he enlisted at Calgary, Alberta in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 614, CPC. He was assigned to the 1st Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully motorized unit of the Canadian Army. It was established on August 24, 1914 in Ottawa, Ontario as Brigade No. 1. The unit played a significant part in holding the major German offensive a year later. In October 1914, Lieutenant George Cameron Lindsay left Canada for England abord the SS Grampian. He served with the Brigade from October 3, 1914 then suffering hearing loss as mental deficiency he was transferred to a unit of surplus officers November 12 and on December 25 he was returned home due to shell shock. He spent the next 55 years of his life in Westminister Veteran’s Hospital in Middlesex, Ontario. Captain George Cameron Lindsay died on January 16, 1969 in Strathroy. LINDSAY, Harry Clubb Lodge Harry was born on May 12, 1883 in Strathroy, Ontario and was the third son of Dr. William Baltimore Lindsay and Mary Jane Cameron. He attended Strathroy Collegiate, and Western University, graduating in Medicine and becoming a dermatologist. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Leaving Montreal, Quebec on August 21, 1915 for British Columbia, he departed for England fromVictoria, BC on September 10, 1915 and his attestation papers were signed that same day at Shorecliffe Camp in Kent, England. He saw service in Europe as a Captain in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, Unite No. 5 Canadian General Hospital. He moved to the Lemnos Island operations and finally in December moved to Solonika, Greece. He was returned home a year later in October 1916 due to illness and was awarded the Star of Mons Medal and Clasp. He resumed his dermatology practice and established an international reputation as a dermatologist. Post graduate work took him to London, Paris, Vienna, Australia and NewYork. Harry passed away on September 9, 1953 in Pasadena, California. LINDSAY, Harry Arthur Lodge Wing Commander Harry Arthur Lodge Lindsay was born on January 24, 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Dr. Harry Clubb Lodge Lindsay and Eva Gertrude Paton. He was educated at elementary school in Vancouver, middle school in Australia and the California Institute of Technology pursuing the profession of Aeronautical Engineer. He served on Active Service with the Royal Canadian Air Force from February 19, 1943 with 6 Group Bomber Command, Leeming, and Allerton, England. He flew and was navigator in Halifax, Wellington and Lancaster bombers including the infamous Lancaster “Q- Queenie” that made more successful return bombing sorties than any other. He was honourably discharged and transferred to the General Section of the Reserve Class E on April 16, 1946 and stayed active as Squadron Leader, 400 Squadron Toronto, ON and Wing Commander 1400 Ops Wing, Toronto, ON. He retired in 1959 having been awarded the Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Volunteer Medal and Bomber Command Bar. He was Chief Systems Analysis Engineer at De Havilland Aircraft and an active member of The Royal Canadian Legion Tottenham Branch 329. Harry passed away on October 19, 1981 in Barrie, Ontario.
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