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Son of Gustave Lamblin (deceased in 1904) and Marie-Estelle Page, of Vannes and Notre Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba. He stated being born on April 14 when he enlisted.
Enlisted in the 233rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was transferred to the 178th Battalion on March 1, 1917. On the 3rd, he embarked for Great Britain and arrived in England on the 15th. He was immediately assigned to the 10th Reserve Battalion until September 2, when he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion. On the 6th, he crossed the English Channel and set foot in France. On the 17th, he moved to the front lines and fought on Hill 70, near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, and then in October at Passchendaele, Belgium, a town captured on November 6. He was killed in action on August 10, 1918, during the Battle of Amiens in the Somme, in the course of an assault between Caix and Méharicourt. He is buried in the extension of the Vrély municipal cemetery.
The life of Luc-Antoine Lamblin is an example of pride and family resiliency. He grew up in a rich family of seven children in Ronchin, France, and, following the father’s death, and a reversal of fortune, they lost the family estate. To rebuild a better future, the mother immigrated from France to Canada, with the eldest daughter (Marie-Estelle) and two sons (Antoine and Luc). They arrived in Québec on 23 June 1910, heading toward Manitoba. Three years later, another son (Robert) joined them, with his wife and children. The three brothers applied on the Dominion Lands Manitoba Homestead Grant for settlement in Western Canada, with the intent of farming. The war changed their plans and Luc died in service. His land grant was approved in 1918, four months after he died.
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Page 444 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VRELY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Somme, France
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