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Leo McKinnon

In memory of:

Lieutenant Leo McKinnon

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

7th Bn.

Citation(s):

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

March 2, 1887
Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

November 9, 1914
Victoria, British Columbia

Commemorated on Page 285 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. D. 25.

Location:

Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 21, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y114uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 21, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y114uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 25, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y117uvic#page/n0/mode/1up

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 25, 1917. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist59y117uvic#page/n0/mode/1up
  • Cemetery– Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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