Military service
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On enlistment he stated that he was born in 1920 and on an information form his father stated that he was born in 1922. He embarked on 15 July 1940 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 August. On 9 April 1944, he landed in Italy. He was wounded in action by shrapnel on 21 October without being evacuated. He arrived in the Netherlands in April 1945 and was killed in action on 15 April 1945 during the Battle of Yssel. He had 1,781 days' service, including 1,735 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, France-Germany Star, 1939-1945 War Medal, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar
Digital gallery of Sergeant Léo Caissy
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery
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Photo 2 of Holten Canadian War Cemetery
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Holten Canadian War Cemetery
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Cross of Sacrifice
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Grave Marker
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Grave Marker
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Grave marker
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Léo Caissy
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 500 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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