Lee, Lloyd L.

Regimental Number: 622611
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles

Lloyd was born in Brantford, Ontario on March 4, 1896 (1897?). He enlisted in the Canadian army in June of 1915, and one year later, on June 2, 1916, was captured at Ypres. For the remainder of the war, Lloyd was held as a prisoner of war at Stendal, Doeberitz, and Soltau, and possibly other POW camps as well. In 1930, Lloyd, his wife Nellie, and their two children moved from Red Jacket, Saskatchewan to Beaverlodge. Lloyd once again joined the Canadian army in World War II. He returned to his home in Beaverlodge after the war and continued to farm until his retirement in 1964. Lloyd died on March 23, 1968, and was buried in the Grande Prairie cemetery.

Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies, p. 120

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