The post office and power plant were named to honor the World War I exploits of General Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy.
Anticipating a vote of censure by the Commons, King asked the Governor General, Baron Byng of Vimy, to call an election.
King went to Governor General Lord Byng of Vimy asking Byng to dissolve Parliament and call a general election.
Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy (January 11, 1870 – June 20, 1949), also known as Lady Byng, was the wife of Lord Byng, the twelfth Governor General of Canada.
When Governor General Julian Byng visited London, several London Six owners loaned their cars for official ceremonies.
Commissioners Sir William Horwood and Lord Byng both objected to this, as did the Police Federation, claiming that people may feel intimidated into buying tickets and that it detracted from the dignity of the rank.
Thorpe Hall was the home of Viscount Byng of Vimy (Governor General of Canada 1921–6), and his wife Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy, who relandscaped the gardens.
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The Battle of Havrincourt was a World War I battle fought on 12 September 1918, involving the British Third Army (under the command of General Sir Julian Byng) against German troops, including those of the 3rd and 10th Corps, in the town of Havrincourt, France.