Plaque commémorative du lieutenant S. Lewis Honey, VC, DCM, MM

Mount Forest, Ontario
Type
Autre

La plaque commémorative du lieutenant S. Lewis Honey a été érigée par le Conseil des lieux archéologiques et historiques de l’Ontario. Elle se trouvait auparavant à l’extérieur de l’église unie sur la rue Queen Est, avant d’être déplacée à la Légion en 1964.

Inscription

LIEUT. S. LEWIS HONEY, V.C., D.C.M., M.M.
1894-1918

Born at Conn, Honey enlisted in January, 1915 with the 34th
Battalion C.E.F. and served in France with the 78th Battalion.
During a Canadian attack in September, 1918, in the Bourlon
Wood area, he reorganized his unit under severe fire, and
rushed a machine-gun post single-handed, capturing the guns
and ten prisoners. Later he repelled four enemy counter-
attacks and led a party which took another post and three guns.
On September 29 he led his company against a strong enemy
position and was mortally wounded on the last day of the
attack. For his conspicuous bravery, Lieutenant Honey was
posthumously awarded the British Empire's highest decoration
for military valour, the Victoria Cross.

Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario

Location
Plaque commémorative du lieutenant S. Lewis Honey, VC, DCM, MM

140, rue King Ouest
Mount Forest
Ontario
Coordonnées GPS
Lat. 43.9799559
Long. -80.7346611

Previous location at United Church.

Derek Pullen
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Lieutenant S. Lewis Honey, VC, DCM, MM Plaque

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