Lest We Forget - Private Isaac Baird Archibald

Private Isaac Baird Archibald, son of David Waddell Archibald and Sarah Baird was born on October 8, 1881 in Pembroke, Upper Stewiacke, Colchester County, Nova Scotia.  In 1905 he married Minnie Mae McLellan (my 4th cousin, once removed) in Truro and the pair subsequently moved to Vancouver.  Isaac went to work for the Railway and they had three lovely daughters, Jean, Della and Margaret.

On March 11, 1916, Isaac joined the Canadian Army and prepared to go to France with the 12th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps.  His attestation papers describe him as being 5'9" tall with light brown hair and blue eyes.  He was a Presbyterian.

On the 27th of October, 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, Isaac lost his life.  His remains were never recovered but he is memorialized on the Canadian monument at Vimy Ridge and in the 1916 Book of Remembrance in the parliament buildings in Ottawa.