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Major General William Bethune Lindsay (3 November 1880 – 27 June 1933) was a Canadian military officer during
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. Lindsay was born on 3 November 1880, the son of Dr. W, B. Lindsay, of Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. Lindsay was educated at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute and later enrolled at the
Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...
. In 1900, he was appointed assistant engineer of the Department of Marine and Fisheries. Lindsay was one of the original officers of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers. During the First World War, he served as Chief Engineer of the
Canadian Corps The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. The corps was expanded by the addition of the 3rd Canadian Division in December ...
. He died at
Toronto Hunt Club The Toronto Hunt Club was established in 1843 as a fox hunting club by British Army officers of the Toronto garrison (Fort York). It held gymkhana equestrian events at various sites around Toronto. In 1895, it acquired its first permanent home in ...
on 27 June 1933 and is buried at Strathroy Municipal Cemetery.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay, William Bethune 1880 births 1933 deaths Canadian military personnel from Ontario Burials in Ontario Royal Military College of Canada alumni Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Canadian Companions of the Order of the Bath Canadian generals of World War I Royal Canadian Engineers officers People from Middlesex County, Ontario