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Military service
Service number:
718207
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Pioneers
Division:
107th Pioneer Battalion.
Birth:
October 11, 1890
London, England
Enlistment:
January 7, 1916
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 15, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Peter and Clara Ironside, of Southwark, London, England.
Additional citations
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Private Leonard John Ironside
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Private Leonard John Ironside
Digital gallery of
Private Leonard John Ironside
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