Samuel Lewis Honey | |
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Nickname(s) | Lew |
Born | 9 February 1894 Conn, Ontario |
Died | 30 September 1918 (aged 24) Bourlon Wood, near Canal du Nord, France |
Buried | Queant Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Years of service | 1915–1918 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 78th Battalion, CEF |
Battles / wars | First World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Medal |
Samuel Lewis Honey, VC DCM MM (9 February 1894 – 30 September 1918) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces, during the First World War. He had already been awarded the Military Medal and Distinguished Conduct Medal for actions earlier in the war.