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Leo Shelley Coleman

In memory of:

Flying Officer Leo Shelley Coleman

September 2, 1957
Aleghero, Sardinia, Italy

Military Service

Service Number:

J14684

Age:

35

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

422 (Fighter) Squadron

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.

Additional Information

Born:

July 7, 1922
Magrath, Alberta

Enlistment:

July 28, 1941
Calgary, Alberta

Son of Clarence Leo and Emma (nee Mercer) Coleman of Magrath, Alberta. Husband of Verna Florence (nee McPherson) Coleman of Magrath, Alberta. Father of Deborah and Barbara Coleman.

Commemorated on Page 86 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 8, Plot 1, Row C

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

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  • Grave marker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.

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    Grave marker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.
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    Flying Officer Leo Shelley Coleman – Flying Officer Leo Shelley Coleman in service uniform
  • Memorial– F/O Leo Shelley Coleman 422 Fighting Squadron

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    Memorial – F/O Leo Shelley Coleman 422 Fighting Squadron

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