Ok.. there is an actual birth record for Norman LeMantie Lye, 9 Jul 1899.

Found on 1901 Ontario Census with parents

1911 Ontario Census

Name Age
Walter Lye 37
Helen Lye 36
Norman Lye 12

MURRAY ARTHUR Lye
Marriage:

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924
about Murray Arthur Lye
Name: Murray Arthur Lye
Birth Place: Toronto
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Father Name: Walter L Lye
Mother Name: Helen Eliz Stevenson Lye
Spouse Name: Vera I Bard
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Spouse Birth Place: Sarnia
Spouse Father Name: Thomas Oliver Bard
Spouse Mother Name: Josephine Irwin Bard
Marriage Date: 6 Jun 1921
Marriage Place: York
Marriage County: York
Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_564
Mury Lye 9
Marvin Lye 6
Begenald Lye 4/12


Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918
about Norman Lemaistre Lye
Name: Norman Lemaistre Lye
RESIDENCE: Toronto, Canada
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1898
Birth Location: Toronto, Canada
Relative: Helen Lye
Relationship: Mother
Regiment Number: 316036