Facey, Major Lorne A.

Service Highlights

  • Born August 4, 1951 in St. Marys, Ontario.
  • Enlisted in the Canadian Army on August 20, 1970.
  • Served with the Canadian Forces Land Ordnance Engineers.
  • Served in Canada, Egypt, Australia, England, and Bosnia.
  • Began his career at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, British Columbia.
  • Commissioned at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, in 1974.
  • Completed peacekeeping tours in Egypt in 1979 and Bosnia in 2004.
  • Discharged in 2006.
  • Commemorated through the St. Marys Legion Veterans Banner Program.

A Life and Service Remembered

Lorne A. Facey was born in St. Marys in 1951 and chose a life of military service at a young age, enlisting in the Canadian Army in August 1970. His career would go on to span decades, reflecting both commitment and adaptability during a period when Canadian service increasingly involved international postings, peacekeeping, and technical military support.

Serving with the Canadian Forces Land Ordnance Engineers, Facey built a career that took him well beyond Canada. His service included postings in Egypt, Australia, England, and Bosnia, showing the wide reach of Canadian military responsibilities during the later twentieth century and into the early twenty first century.

He began his military education at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria and was later commissioned at the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1974. Those milestones marked the beginning of a long officer’s career that would include peacekeeping tours in Egypt in 1979 and Bosnia in 2004.

At this time, his service records are not publicly available, so the exact details of his wartime and operational movements have not yet been confirmed.

Major Facey was discharged in 2006 after many years of service. His story reflects not only long service to Canada, but also the changing nature of military duty across the Cold War, peacekeeping, and modern international operations.

Major Battles and Operations

  • Service with the Canadian Forces Land Ordnance Engineers
  • Peacekeeping service in Egypt
  • Peacekeeping service in Bosnia
  • Military postings in Canada, Australia, and England

Learn More

Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Book
https://on.legion.ca/remembrance/military-service-recognition-book/msrb/