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Military service
Service number:
H/19286
Age:
27
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Birth:
December 6, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment:
September 2, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 19, 1942
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 18.
Additional information
Son of Elizabeth Hurst; husband of Elspeth Catherine Hurst, of Transcona, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Leslie Ernest Hurst
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens) -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of LESLIE ERNEST HURST
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 83 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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