Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Leonard Thomas Godwin
In memory of:
Private Leonard Thomas Godwin
April 17, 1917
Vimy Ridge Clearing Station, France
Military Service
805511
30
Army
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
87th Bn.
Additional Information
October 21, 1886
Portsmouth, England
March 10, 1916
Port Hope, Ontario
Son of James and Elizabeth Godwin; husband of Etta May Godwin, of Colborne, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 244 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BRUAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France
F. 6.
Bruay is a large village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres south-west of Bethune and 26 kilometres north-west of Arras. Leave Bruay on the N.41 heading north towards Berck. Turn right where signposts indicate Lews/Calonne Riquart. After 400 metres turn right again, sign Cimetiere Ouest. Continue up the hill past the miner memorial. The cemetery is found after one kilometre on the right hand side. The Commonwealth plot is in the far right hand corner.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll -
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Photo of Leonard Godwin – Book of Remembrance (A record of the men of Port Hope who participated in the Great War of 1914-1918)" by James A. Elliott, Chairman of Committee, Port Hope, Jan 1, 1919 (Transcribed by Peter Bolton 2001)
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