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Percy Daniel Leaman

In memory of:

Private Percy Daniel Leaman

September 21, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

709626

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)

Division:

26th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

June 22, 1897

Son of Nathan and Margaret May Leaman, of Moncton; husband of Mae L. Leaman, of Moncton, New Brunswick.

Commemorated on Page 273 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. B. 17.

Location:

LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY is approximately 3 kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Percy Daniel Leaman
  • Roll of Honour– Canadian National Railways - World War One Roll of Honour. Pte. Percy Daniel Leaman enlisted in Sussex, New Brunswick, with the 104th Battalion C.E.F.  He described his occupation on his military attestation form as a Freight Porter. Leaman was born in Moncton, New Brunswick.  In honoured memory.
  • Cemetery– La Chaudiere Military Cemetery - La Chaudiere Military Cemetery is located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May they rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at La Chaudiere Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, very near the town of Vimy, France. The cemetery is 13 kilometres north of Arras, France. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Memorial Plaque– Plaque of brown wood, lettering is in gold.   At the top there is a union jack and a red ensign flag, at the bottom there is a maple leaf. This plaque hung in the Second Baptist Church of Lutes Mountain (Lutes Mountain United Baptist Church) and currently hangs in the schoolroom of the Lutz Mountain Heritage Museum.
Memorial Inscription: 
Marked in gold lettering: "Pupils of Lutes Mt. School erected this tablet in memory of Fellow Pupils who were killed in the Great War." Chas. McCallum Thomas Francis Oley Lutes Asail Horsman David Killam Percy Leaman George Leaman Danl. McPherson Edgar Horsman Bliss Rogers Miller Horsman.

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