Cpl Terry Albert Lockhart (Ret'd)
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We regret to advise of the death of an Airborne Sapper and Combat Diver, Corporal Terry Albert Lockhart on 25 June 2016 at the age of 67 in Gibsons, BC.
Terry joined the Canadian Forces in 1967 and undertook his Recruit Training at the Queens Own Depot in Calgary AB. After completing his Basic Sapper training at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering in Chilliwack BC he started his career with a tour in 2 Field Squadron in Gagetown NB. He soon qualified as a Parachutist and was posted to 1 Airborne Field Squadron in Edmonton, AB in 1968. During this tour, he qualified as a Combat Diver in 1970 and also deployed to Cyprus on a United Nations Peacekeeping tour. Terry retired from the Canadian Forces in 1974 and initially worked for Water Survey Chartering in Fort Smith, NT.
Private service arrangements have been made. A Celebration of Life will take place on 31July 2016 at 1300hrs at Royal Canadian Legion Vedder Golden Branch 280, 5661 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC.