Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Leon Lafontaine
In memory of:
Private Leon Lafontaine
September 13, 1918
Military Service
1069477
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Army
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)
Additional Information
April 4, 1898
Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
February 17, 1917
Melville, Saskatchewan
Son of Norbert Lafontaine of Lestock, Saskatchewan.
Commemorated on Page 444 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
V. H. 66.
Duisans and Etrun are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, about 9 kilometres west of Arras. The DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY lies in Etrun but takes its name from the nearer village of Duisans. It is one kilometre north of Duisans on the D339 road off the Route nationale N39 (Arras-St Pol), in the angle of the Arras Habarcq road and a track leading to Haute-Avesnes.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Photo of LEON LAFONTAINE – The photograph of Leon is still in its original frame and glass. There is some damage on the photo but it still maintains a recognizable picture of the man. He is of Metis decent.
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