Company Quartermaster Sergeant Fay was the son of
Henry and Eva Fay of (Hornby) Milton and the older brother of Richard
Fay, killed the previous day.
Fay attested to the Canadian
Engineers Training Depot as a Private in December 1915. He was
promoted to Lance Corporal in January 1917 and C.Q.M.S. on May 24,
1918.
C.Q.M.S .Fay was killed in action while serving with the 11th
Battalion (formerly Field Company) Canadian Engineers on
September 3, 1918. He was proceeding on leave to England when he
was killed by a bomb dropped by an enemy airplane. He was
35 years old at the time, killed during what is known as
"Canada's Hundred Days".
At the time of his death the 11th
Engineers were participating in the capture
of the Scarpe Valley and Canal du Nord and were checking
captured territory for water wells and horse watering facilities
(WD1).
The Canadians had crossed the Drocourt -Quéant Line and overrun
7,000 yards, now moving in force to Canal du Nord. Village after
village was being liberated.
Quarter Master Sergeant Fay is
just one of thousands of unfortunate deaths that occurred during
the Great War.
Readers are encouraged to view the detailed
records of Charles Fay, as provided in the book version, as that
includes photographs and letters of interest. An on-line version
containing copies of the original documents si provided here:
Charles
Henry Fay 3446
