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Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
33
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery
Division:
3rd Bde.
Birth:
November 23, 1883
London, Ontario
Enlistment:
January 7, 1915
Death:
April 9, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. D. 14.
Additional information
Son of Frank E. Leonard, of "Oakwood," London, Ontario.
Additional citations
Mentioned in Despatches
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
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Photo de Edwin Woodman Leonard
From The War Book of Upper Canada College, edited by Archibald Hope Young, Toronto, 1923. This book is a Roll of Honour including former students who served during the First World War. -
Plaque commémorative
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard is remembered on this brass Memorial Tablet. It was unveiled on May 1st, 1921 in memory of Upper Canada College students who died on active service during the First World War. Upper Canada College is located in Toronto, Ontario. -
Coupre de presse
From the Toronto Star for 3 April 1916. -
Plaque
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 537 Lt Col Edwin Woodman Leonard DSO (RMC 1901) was the son of Frank Leonard of 'Oakwood' in London, Ontario. He served with the Canadian Field Artillery, 3rd Bde. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and Mentioned in Despatches. He died 9 Apr 1917. He was buried in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. -
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Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 537 Lt Col Edwin Woodman Leonard DSO (RMC 1901) was the son of Frank Leonard of 'Oakwood' in London, Ontario. He served with the Canadian Field Artillery, 3rd Bde. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and Mentioned in Despatches. He died 9 Apr 1917. He was buried in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. -
Mémorial de poupée
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 537 Lt Col Edwin Woodman Leonard DSO (RMC 1901) was the son of Frank Leonard of 'Oakwood' in London, Ontario. He served with the Canadian Field Artillery, 3rd Bde. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and Mentioned in Despatches. He died 9 Apr 1917. He was buried in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. -
Coupure de presse
On the occasion of the formal opening of the new building of the Byron Military Sanatorium at London by His Excellency the Duke of Devonshire on January 21st, 1917. A nurses' home was added and the kitchen facilities were increased. A bronze tablet was unveiled to the memory of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard, Commander of the 12th Field Battery, who fell at Vimy Ridge. The tablet is placed in the dining room, which has been completely furnished by by Mr. F. E. Leonard, the father of Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard. 537 Lt Col Edwin Woodman Leonard DSO (RMC 1901) was the son of Frank Leonard of 'Oakwood' in London, Ontario. He served with the Canadian Field Artillery, 3rd Bde. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and Mentioned in Despatches. He died 9 Apr 1917. He was buried in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. -
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537 Lt Col Edwin Woodman Leonard DSO (RMC 1901) was the son of Frank Leonard of 'Oakwood' in London, Ontario. He served with the Canadian Field Artillery, 3rd Bde. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and Mentioned in Despatches. He died 9 Apr 1917. He was buried in the Lapugnoy Military Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. -
Mémorial
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Mémorial
Memorial stairwell, Royal Military College of Canada -
Mémorial
Memorial arch, Royal Military College of Canada -
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
Mémorial
The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press); -
Mémorial
The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press); -
Photo de EDWIN WOODMAN LEONARD
L Col Woodman Leonard as pictured in the December 1918 edition of The Echo in London Ontario. -- And in the Morning. -
Coupure de presse
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/qormuseum/albums -
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In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the London Free Press April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 274 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Lapugnoy is a village and commune in Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres west of Bethune.
From the centre of Lapugnoy, head south-west on the D70 in the direction of Marles-les-Mines. On the outskirts of the centre there is a crucifix at the side of the main road, turn right here towards Allouagne. After approximately 500 metres there is a track on the left hand side (the Cemetery is signposted here) and the LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY can be found on the left hand side, approximately 500 metres, along this track.
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