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Son of William and Eliza Ahkewenzie of Saugeen First Nation, Ontario.
Brother of Private Isaac Ahkewenzie, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment).
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Private Leslie Ahkewenzie
Digital gallery of
Private Leslie Ahkewenzie
Leslie Ahkewenzie was born on January 24th, 1891 in Chippewa, Bruce County, Ontario. He signed his Attestation papers to join the CEF on April 4th, 1916 at Paisley (Ontario), listing his prior occupation as a labourer. Leslie Ahkewenzie is remembered on the Southampton Cenotaph. This war memorial includes plaques with the names of men from World Wars 1 & 2. The WWI list is inscribed: "In grateful remembrance of the men of Southampton who fought and died in the Great War" and indicates which of the men were from the Saugeen Reserve (5 names). Southampton is in Bruce County, Ontario. The Saugeen Reserve is on the shore of Lake Huron and is home to the First Nation Chippewa of Saugeen. This photograph was taken by Mr. Clive Freeman in the summer of 2002.
Digital gallery of
Private Leslie Ahkewenzie
Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.
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Leslie Ahkewenzie was born on January 24th, 1891 in Chippewa, Bruce County, Ontario. He signed his Attestation papers to join the CEF on April 4th, 1916 at Paisley (Ontario), listing his prior occupation as a labourer. Leslie Ahkewenzie is remembered on the Southampton Cenotaph. This war memorial includes plaques with the names of men from World Wars 1 & 2. The WWI list is inscribed: "In grateful remembrance of the men of Southampton who fought and died in the Great War" and indicates which of the men were from the Saugeen Reserve (5 names). Southampton is in Bruce County, Ontario. The Saugeen Reserve is on the shore of Lake Huron and is home to the First Nation Chippewa of Saugeen. This photograph was taken by Mr. Clive Freeman in the summer of 2002.
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Records are property of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 357 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY, CROUY-SUR-SOMME Somme, France
Crouy is a village about 16 kilometres north-west of Amiens on the west side of the River Somme, on the Amiens-Abbeville main road. The CROUY BRITISH CEMETERY is a little south of the village on the west side of the road to Cavillon and there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost on the main road.
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