Wilfrid Heighington

Wilfrid Heighington
Capt. Wilfrid Heighington as he appeared in the RMC Review December 1938
Member of Provincial Parliament
In office
1929–1937
Preceded byJoseph Thompson
Succeeded byAllan Lamport
ConstituencySt. David
Personal details
Born
Wilfrid Laurier Heighington

(1897-07-30)July 30, 1897
DiedMarch 23, 1945(1945-03-23) (aged 47)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseAlice Johnston
Children3
Parents
  • Joseph Heighington (father)
  • Clara Compston (mother)
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
OccupationLawyer
AwardsMentioned in dispatches
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceCanadian Militia
Years of service1915–45
RankMajor[1]
Unit20th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF
CommandsO.C. "A" Company Osgoode Hall C.O.T.C.[1]
D.A.A.G. Atlantic Command, C.A.S.F.[1]
Battles/warsBattle of the Somme, Battle of Vimy Ridge

Wilfrid Laurier Heighington,[2] KC (July 30, 1897 – 23 March 1945)[3] was a Canadian soldier, writer, lawyer and politician.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Wilfrid Heighington Former M.P.P. dead". Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. 24 March 1945. p. 28.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Windsor Star 19381123 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Wilfrid Heighington (1897-1945) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
  4. ^ Bigelow, S. T. (1938). "The Archive: Captain Wilfrid Heighington". For King and Empire: Canada's Soldiers in the Great War. Toronto: Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.