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Basil Roy Lepper

In memory of:

Lieutenant Basil Roy Lepper

September 27, 1918

Military Service

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

13th Bde.

Additional Information

Son of William J. Lepper, M.D., and Elizabeth M. Lepper, of Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 449 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 1.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village about 12 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and 2 kilometres south of the D939, Arras to Cambrai road. SAINS-LES-MARQUION BRITISH CEMETERY lies at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads, about 1.5 kilometres from the centre of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Aura Lee Club Toronto

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    Memorial – Aura Lee Club Toronto
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Basil Roy Lepper– Photograph published October 8th, 1918 in The Toronto Star.

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    Photo of Basil Roy Lepper
    Photo of Basil Roy Lepper – Photograph published October 8th, 1918 in The Toronto Star.
  • Newspaper Clipping

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping
  • Commemorative Plaque– 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.

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    Commemorative Plaque
    Commemorative Plaque – 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.
  • Photo of Basil Lepper– Caption (pg. 374): Men of Peel Who Served as Lieutenants During the Great War. Author - William Perkins Bull. "From Brock to Currie: the military development and exploits of Canadians in general and of the men of Peel in particular, 1791 to 1930." Toronto, 1935.

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    Photo of Basil Lepper
    Photo of Basil Lepper – Caption (pg. 374): Men of Peel Who Served as Lieutenants During the Great War. Author - William Perkins Bull. "From Brock to Currie: the military development and exploits of Canadians in general and of the men of Peel in particular, 1791 to 1930." Toronto, 1935.
  • Honour Roll– Canadian Field Artillery 1914-1918 Roll of Honour. Original collection belonging to Fred Snider Hughes, 304493, a native of Toronto, Ontario. Hughes served as a Driver in the 33rd Battery, 9th Brigade, C.F.A. After the war he was a member of the 33rd Battery Association. The names listed on this Honour Roll mainly include men who were at some time during the war connected to the 33rd or 34th Batteries.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – Canadian Field Artillery 1914-1918 Roll of Honour. Original collection belonging to Fred Snider Hughes, 304493, a native of Toronto, Ontario. Hughes served as a Driver in the 33rd Battery, 9th Brigade, C.F.A. After the war he was a member of the 33rd Battery Association. The names listed on this Honour Roll mainly include men who were at some time during the war connected to the 33rd or 34th Batteries.
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