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Laverne Donald McLeod

In memory of:

Petty Officer, 2nd Class Laverne Donald McLeod

June 16, 1955
Dorset, England

Military Service

Service Number:

10242-H

Age:

24

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Niobe (On exchange)

Citation(s):

United Nations Service Medal (Korea), Korea Medal

Additional Information

Born:

September 12, 1930
Goderich, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 11, 1949
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Alexander and May McLeod of Stratford, Ontario. Husband of Charlotte McLeod and father of Roxane and Lynda McLeod of Lion's Head, Ontario. Brother of Karen McLeod.

Commemorated on Page 67 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PORTLAND ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY
Dorset, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The burial ground lies on the northern slope of Portland Bill, three quarters of a mile due east of Portland railway station. To reach it follow the main road from Victoria Square (the bus terminal at the end of the causeway connecting Portland to the mainland) uphill past the first right hairpin bend and the police station, which is beyond this bend on the left; then take the first turning on the left (Verne Common Road) through and just past the council estate to a track running left downhill. From this point the cemetery can be clearly seen.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– This item appeared in the August 1955 issue (on page 3) of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This item appeared in the August 1955 issue (on page 3) of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
  • Newspaper Clipping– This item appeared (on page 11) in the November 1955 issue of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This item appeared (on page 11) in the November 1955 issue of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
  • Photo of Laverne Donald McLeod– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Laverne Donald McLeod
    Photo of Laverne Donald McLeod – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Laverne McLeod– Photograph of Petty Officer Laverne McLeod, only Canadian on training with the British Navy onbaord HMS Sidon with in 1955.

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    Photo of Laverne McLeod
    Photo of Laverne McLeod – Photograph of Petty Officer Laverne McLeod, only Canadian on training with the British Navy onbaord HMS Sidon with in 1955.
  • Photo of Laverne Donald McLeod

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    Photo of Laverne Donald McLeod
    Photo of Laverne Donald McLeod

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