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Ernest Lorne Leavens

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Ernest Lorne Leavens

November 18, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

443721

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Additional Information

Son of Elizabeth L. Leavens, of Toronto, and Byron K. Leavens.

Commemorated on Page 117 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. G. 28.

Location:

Courcelette is a village about 8 kilometres north-east of Albert (next to the main road D929 Albert-Bapaume). The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY lies about 1.5 kilometres north-west of the village. The REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY (signposted in the centre of Courcelette) is 1.5 kilometres down a single track lane (suitable for cars).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of ERNEST LORNE LEAVENS– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of ERNEST LORNE LEAVENS – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Grave marker– Monument dedicated to Lance Corporal Ernest Lorne Leavens. Located at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Monument dedicated to Lance Corporal Ernest Lorne Leavens. Located at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Article– In honoured memory.

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    Article – In honoured memory.

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