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Military service
Service number:
305088
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
June 12, 1893
Death:
May 3, 1917
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Son of Henry Mears, of 266, Murray St., Brantford, Ontario.
Brother of Private Albert Mears, who died during service with the Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment).
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Photo of Leonard Mears
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Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Brantford Expositor 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Leonard Mears
Digital gallery of
Private Leonard Mears
Digital gallery of
Private Leonard Mears
Digital gallery of
Private Leonard Mears
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 292 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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