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Leonard Boswell

In memory of:

Lieutenant Leonard Boswell

August 28, 1918

Military Service

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

21st Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

May 18, 1890
Bexleyheath, England

Enlistment:

May 4, 1915
Kingston, Ontario

Son of Edward and Annie Boswell, of Bexley Heath, Kent, England.

Commemorated on Page 371 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 30.

Location:

Ligny-St.Flochel is a village about 6.5 kilometres east of St.Pol on the main road to Arras. The distance from Ligny-St. Flochel to Arras is approximately 24 kilometres. The Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery is situated to the south of the village on the east side of the road to the village of Averdoingt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 99 of 934

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    Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War
    Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Border to Boys. Mircoform Sequence 12; Volume Number 131829_B016721; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 156 Page 99 of 934
  • Newspaper clipping– From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the British Whig, a Kingston, Ontario newspaper. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker
  • Photo of Leonard Boswell– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Leonard Boswell
    Photo of Leonard Boswell – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– St Andrews Church, WW1 honour roll, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – St Andrews Church, WW1 honour roll, Kingston, Ontario

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