Private Leonard Harrington
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Harrington,
Leonard
Date of birth: 1898-05-06
Place of birth: Thornton Heath Surrey England
Next of kin: Mrs. C. Channings, mother; Walkerton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Factory Hand
Address:
Walkerton, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-08-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Adelaide Cemetery (Villers-Bretonneux), II. O. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 652269
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 160th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-05 to 1918-02-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Amiens, France; KIA, August 8th 1918
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 25896
LAC ID:
442468
Service file: B4079-S036
Uploader's Notes:
Private Leonard Harrington served with the 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF, after the breakup of the 160th Battalion in Feb. of 1918. Son of Mrs. C. Channings (formerly Harrington), of Walkerton, Ontario, and the late Mr. I. Harrington. Born Thornton Heath, Surrey, England.
"Killed in Action" During Operations in front of Amiens he was hit in the left lung and instantly killed.
Uploader's Research notes: From 1934 reunion booklet "Bruce in Khaki." [Private Army Canadian Infantry 160th Battalion "D" Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-03-11