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Military service
Service number:
504360
Age:
30
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Air Force
Division:
202nd Training Depot Station,
Birth:
October 12, 1887
Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
July 12, 1918
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Son of William B. and Arrilla Lanigan, of "Oakhaven," Uplands, Victoria, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Second Lieutenant William Leonard Lanigan
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Stained Glass Window
This memorial stained glass window was erected in the Anglican Church by the Parish of St Luke, 130 Nassau St North, Winnipeg, MB and unveiled in early 1919. It was dedicated to the Veterans and casualties of World War I. Dedicated to Lieutenant W.L. Lanigan, from the Royal Air force killed on July 12, 1918. [bottom centre inscription/inscription en bas au centre] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. [bottom inscription/inscription du bas] To the Glory of God and in loving Memory of Lieutenant Lanigan, Royal Air force. Killed in July 12, 1918. http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=8143 -
Newspaper clipping
Lt William Leonard Lanigan, Winnipeg Tribune, July 05, 1918
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Second Lieutenant William Leonard Lanigan
Digital gallery of
Second Lieutenant William Leonard Lanigan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 589 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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