Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Roy Cleveland Leeson
In memory of:
Private Roy Cleveland Leeson
August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France
Military Service
B/38154
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Army
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
April 6, 1918
Paisley, Ontario
July 19, 1940
Hamilton, Ontario
Son of Samuel Vincent and Lucinda Alfreda Leeson, of Paisley, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 89 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
OOSTDUINKERKE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium
Row G. Grave 172.
OOSTDUINKERKE COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located midway between Nieuwpoort (6 km) and Koksijde (3 km) on the N369 which connects Nieuwpoort to Koksijde via Oostduinkerke. From Nieuwpoort, Oostduinkerke village is approached via the N369 Nieuwpoortsteenweg. The Farazijustraat is the first right hand turning on reaching the village and leads for 600 metres to the cemetery itself, after joining onto the Andre Geryllaan. This cemetery is not an open site and access is limited by normal cemetery opening hours.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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