Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin Woodman Leonard
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Leonard,
Edwin Woodman
Date of birth: 1883-11-23
Place of birth: London Canada
Next of kin: T E Leonard, London, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Manufacturer
Occupation (normalized): Other Production and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, II. D. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Rank detail
- Major (Army). 1915-01-07 ?
- Lieutenant-Colonel (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Gun shot wound left arm. At No. 18 Casualty Clearing Station
Awards
Distinguished Service Order
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 54386
LAC ID:
526215
Service file: B5578-S035
Uploader's Notes:
Mentioned in Despatches. Son of Frank E. Leonard, of "Oakwood," London, Canada.
He signed his own Attestation papers as Magistrate and on the reverse as Officer Commanding, giving his rank as Major, 12th Battery.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Major Army Canadian Field Artillery 12th Battery Lieutenant Colonel Army Canadian Field Artillery 3rd Brigade Distinguished Service Order ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-27