Lieutenant Samuel Lewis Honey MM, DC, VC

Samuel Lewis Honey was born in Conn, Ontario and was a schoolteacher before enlisting in the army. He was the only member of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, now the Highland Fusiliers of Canada, to be awarded the Victoria Cross. Lieutenant Honey was awarded the medal for his actions at Bourlon Wood near Cambrai, France. At Bourlon Wood, Honey was severely wounded and died just two weeks before the war ended. He is remembered locally with a plaque in Valour Place at the Cambridge Armoury.