Sarah Lamplough

Sarah Wilkins was the daughter of John Wilkins and Elizabeth Alderson. She married Frederick Leonard Lamplough on June 15, 1892 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Sarah and Fred had 5 children:
Frederick Leighton Lamplough
John Charles Lamplough
Grace Holmes Lamplough
Leonard Alderson Lamplough
Frank Wilkins Lamplough

In 1942, Sarah Lamplough was chosen to represent Canadian “Motherhood” as Silver Cross Mother on Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, in recognition of her loss and the loss experienced by all mothers whose sons and daughters had died in the service of their country. She has the distinction of being one of the first official Silver Cross Mothers.

During the National Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on November 11, 1942, she laid a wreath at the base of the National War Memorial on behalf of all mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.

On May 9, 1915, her son, Corporal Leonard Alderson Lamplough, was killed in action while serving with the Canadian Field Artillery.

On July 10, 1918, her second son, Gunner Frank Wilkins Lamplough, was killed in the line of duty also while serving with the Canadian Field Artillery.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 26 2021, 22:52:20 UTC