Major Norman Ewing ’Tout’ Leckie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Leckie,
Norman Ewing ’Tout’
Date of birth: 1890-12-08
Place of birth: Hamilton Ontario Canada
Next of kin: William R. Leckie, father. 104 South Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Mining Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Mining Engineer, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-04-23
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), III. C. 15.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
(58th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Major, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Captain, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-23 ?
- Lieutenant, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-23 to 1915-06-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Grimsby Ontario War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 103667
LAC ID:
519336
Service file: B5508-S017
Uploader's Notes:
'Tout' Leckie was a football player with the Hamilton Alerts before the war (the Alerts won the 4th Grey Cup in 1912 with Leckie as their team captain).
Previously served 1 year with the 91st Regiment. He was killed in action when the dugout he occupied was hit directly by a shell.
Son of William R. Leckie and Isabel E. Leckie
Uploader's Research notes: Circumstances of Death [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion Major Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2016-11-02