Second Lieutenant William Eric Lockhart

1. Lieutenant (Army).
2. Second Lieutenant (Air Force).
3. Private (Army).

From the “University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918”, published 1921

WILLIAM ERIC LOCKHART Mar. 8, 1893 – June 12, 1917

Lieutenant, Canadian Engineers, Signals, and Royal Flying Corps. Son of the late W. T. Lockhard, M.P.P.; b. Newcastle; ed. Newcastle P.S. and H.S., Bowmanville H.S.; Applied Science 1911-15, B.A.SC. (Civ. Eng.); Psi Delta Psi.

In November 1914 he enlisted in the 2nd Divisional Signal Company of the Canadian Engineer, In which he was later promoted Sergeant, and went overseas in May 1915. He went to France with this unit in September, and served at the front, mostly in the Ypres area, till December when he was invalided with pleurisy and remained in England for several months. In February 1917 he received his commission in the Engineers, and shortly afterwards was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps. He returned to France on June 2nd, being appointed to the 100th Squadron, and began Night flying over the lines. Ten days later, when he was acting as machine-gunner, the plane fell just before crossing the enemy’s lines, killing him instantly. Buried at Aire new St. Omer.

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948 database. Note this only states he was Killed in Action with no other details.

2nd Divisional Signals Company - War Diary Entry:

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