Private Leonard Kennedy Rolston

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Rolston, Leonard Kennedy

Date of birth: 1897-10-01

Place of birth: Minnedosa Manitoba Canada

Next of kin: John Wesley Rolston (father), 532 Furby Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk

Address: Kipling, Saskatchewan

Religion: Presbyterian

Date of death: 1917-11-10

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30

Regimental number: 234833

Highest Rank: Private (8th Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Battle of Passchendaele

Commemoration location: Next of Kin Monument, Winnipeg, Manitoba

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 1595684

LAC ID: 604807

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B8443-S019

Uploader's Notes:

Son of John Wesley Rolston and Minnie (Shaver) Rolston of 136 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg.

Uploader's Research notes:

Leonard's attestation has his birth year as 1898 but he was born in 1897 (from the Manitoba birth registration index and census records).

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion ]

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2017-05-08