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Military service
Service number:
447742
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
June 5, 1896
Waverton, Cheshire, England
Enlistment:
October 23, 1915
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
September 24, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. E. 4.
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Willis of Albert Park, Calgary, Alberta.
Digital gallery of Private Hugh Lea Willis
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Photo of HUGH LEA WILLIS
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder Flash
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 56th(Calgary) Bn CEF. Private Willis was originally a member of the 56th Bn before he was transferred to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Grave marker
Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. Dileas Gu Brath. -
Memorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Theipval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Lea Willis
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 183 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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