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Son of Murray William and Verlyn N. Salome Leigh, of London, Ontario; husband of Olive Lucas Leigh, of London.
Digital gallery of Private William Murray Leigh
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Bill and Olive. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Joined the army in Hamilton in 1940. He was a member of D Company, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and was killed when his regiment made the frontal assault on the beaches at Dieppe.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
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Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Stone of Remembrance - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Entrance - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - April 2017 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 90 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) Seine-Maritime, France
From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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