LEST WE FORGET 123 CHILTON, Henry WWI Henry was born on January 1, 1884, in Mount Forest, Ontario to Alexander and Jane “Jennie” Irene (O’Neil) Chilton. Henry had served in the 30th Regiment, Wellington Rifles before moving west with his family. The Chilton family of four boys and four girls came to the Cambridge/Hillburn area near Rocanville in 1901. He was single, working as a farmer and training with the 16th Light Horse in Moosomin before he enlisted on September 18, 1914, in Valcartier, QC. He arrived in France with the 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry, B Division on February 15, 1915, fighting along the western front in France and Belgium under Lieutenant J.M. Currie’s command. He was hospitalized with influenza in March 1915. He was granted an eight-day leave in November 1915 and was appointed Lance Corporal on January 10, 1916. Lance Corporal Chilton was killed in action on June 3, 1916, at Sanctuary Wood in the Ypres Salient after coming under attack from enemy forces. Lance Corporal Henry Chilton is buried at Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery in Belgium and is commemorated on the Moosomin and Rocanville Legion cenotaphs. CHILTON, Herbert Alexander WWI One of eight children, Herbert was born on January 12, 1892, in Mount Forrest, Ontario to Alexander and Jane “Jennie” Irene (O’Neil) Chilton. He moved west with his family to the Cambridge/Hillburn districts (near Rocanville) and attended the Cambridge school. Herb, along with his brother Henry, served with the 16th Light horse in Moosomin. He worked as a locomotive fireman. He enlisted in Regina, Saskatchewan on October 24, 1914. He sailed from Montreal aboard the SS Northland on May 29, 1915. Herb served as a Private with the Canadian Expeditionary Force attached to the 28th Unit, Division B and fought along the Western Front in France and Belgium. He was hospitalized on May 15, 1916, for a gunshot wound to the right arm and he was hospitalized for the mumps soon after. The 28th Battalion travelled to Boulogne, France on May 9, 1917. On June 5, 1917, Private Chilton died due to an accident in active service while travelling by train from Le Havre, France to the front. He had gone on top of the rail car to get some fresh air and was struck on the head by a rail pass. His skull was fractured, and his right eye was totally destroyed. He underwent surgery at No. 6 Stationary Hospital, Frevent, France. It was a difficult surgery and the whole procedure was carried out under local anesthesia. The young soldier developed signs of meningitis and succumbed to his injuries. Private Herbert Chilton is commemorated at St. Hilaire Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is remembered on the Moosomin and Rocanville Legion Cenotaphs.
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