Roy Fair was born in Londesborough, Huron County, Ontario, on May 17, 1894, the son of Rev. Hugh James Fair (of Brantford) and Eliza (nee Nicholls) Fair, of Arkona, Ontario. His siblings included: Henry Egerton (born 1876); Mable (born 1878); Clara Maud (born 1880); Mary Edith (born 1881); and Hugh Harold (born 1891). Roy enlisted September 22, 1914, in Valcartier Camp, Quebec. A bachelor at the time, he recorded his occupation as a salesman. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Western Ontario Regiment, 1st Battalion, with the rank of Lance Corporal. On June 15, 1915, Roy Fair would lose his life while fighting in France. Roy Fair would later be officially listed as, Killed in action. He was a member of the grenade section and during the attack near Givenchy on the night of June 15th, 1915 just before reaching the first trench he received a bullet wound in the arm. His wound was immediately bandaged and he was ordered to return to the Dressing Station, but he insisted on going forward, and on reaching the German trench he was hit by a bomb and instantly killed. Body not recovered for burial. Twenty-one year old Roy Fair has no known grave. He is memorialized on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Roy Fair’s name is also inscribed on the Village of Arkona cenotaph and on the Memorial in the Village of Point Edward.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G