Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Leonard Clayton Irvine
In memory of:
Able Seaman Leonard Clayton Irvine
April 29, 1944
Military Service
V/11886
20
Navy
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. Athabaskan
Additional Information
The province of Saskatchewan honoured Able Seaman Irvine by naming Irvine Island in his honour.
Commemorated on Page 342 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
PLOUESCAT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistere, France
Row A. Grave 8.
Take the Morlaix to Brest road, D58, and take the exit for Plouescat, D10. Head towards the town centre until a small square (where parking is permitted), with a hotel in the corner, is reached. The Communal Cemetery adjoins the Square with just a small road in between. The CWGC plot lies on the left hand side of the entrance.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Leonard Clayton Irvine – Leonard Clayton Irvine -
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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