William Bethune Lindsay
Born(1880-11-03)3 November 1880
Strathroy, Ontario
Died27 June 1933(1933-06-27) (aged 52)
Toronto, Ontario
Allegiance Canada
Service/branchCanadian Corps
RankMajor General
Commands heldChief Engineer of the Canadian Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsOrder of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath

Major General William Bethune Lindsay CB CMG DSO (3 November 1880[1] – 27 June 1933) was a Canadian military officer during World War I.

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie with H. R. H. Prince Arthur of Connaught and other senior officers. Major General W. B. Lindsay is sat in the front row, second on the left.

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. 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. He died at Toronto Hunt Club on 27 June 1933 and is buried at Strathroy Municipal Cemetery.

References

  1. "Personnel Records of the First World War". Library and Archives Canada. 29 June 2016.
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