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Leon Hall Curry

In memory of:

Captain Leon Hall Curry

October 19, 1915

Military Service

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

42nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 21, 1886
Amherst, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

May 16, 1915
Montreal, Quebec

Commemorated on Page 11 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

IX. D. 29.

Location:

Armentieres is a town in the Department of the Nord, on the Belgian frontier, 14.5 kilometres north-west of Lille. From the town of Armentieres take the D945 to Estaires. CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted off this road just before Erquinghem-sur-la-Lys.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province October 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada

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    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada
  • Attestation Papers (Reverse)

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    Attestation Papers (Reverse)
  • Document– The deaths of Captain L. H. Curry and Captain Hutton Crowdy on October 19th, 1915 were recorded in the War Diary of the 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion Source: War Diary 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. War Diaries of the First World War. Library and Archives Canada

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    Document – The deaths of Captain L. H. Curry and Captain Hutton Crowdy on October 19th, 1915 were recorded in the War Diary of the 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion Source: War Diary 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. War Diaries of the First World War. Library and Archives Canada
  • Entrance to Cemetery

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    Entrance to Cemetery
  • Cemetery

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    Cemetery
  • Grave Marker

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    Grave Marker
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Biography
    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: The Globe Toronto Friday October 22 1915

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: The Globe Toronto Friday October 22 1915
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: The Globe Toronto Monday October 25 1915

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: The Globe Toronto Monday October 25 1915
  • War Memorial– Cumberland Country monument, Capt Leon Hall Curry.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – Cumberland Country monument, Capt Leon Hall Curry.
  • Photo of Leon Hall Curry– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Leon Hall Curry – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of LEON HALL CURRY– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc

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    Photo of LEON HALL CURRY
    Photo of LEON HALL CURRY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
  • Plaque– Capt Leon Hall Curry plaque

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    Plaque – Capt Leon Hall Curry plaque
  • Acadia University grad photo– Acadia University graduate, 1950.

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    Acadia University grad photo – Acadia University graduate, 1950.
  • Acadia University baseball player– Image cropped from an Acadia University baseball team photo.

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    Acadia University baseball player – Image cropped from an Acadia University baseball team photo.

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