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Peter John Leboldus

In memory of:

Flying Officer Peter John Leboldus

February 13, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15034

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

418 City of Edmonton Squadron

Additional Information

Son of John and Regina LeBoldus (1955 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Vibank, Saskatchewan.

Brother of Martin Benedict and John Anthony LeBoldus, who also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Martin Benedict died on February 20, 1944 and John Anthony died on November 24, 1943.

Previously buried at the Communal Cemetery at Saint-Riquier-ès-Plains, Seine, France.

Leboldus Channel connects Leboldus Lake with Frobisher Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan. The Province of Saskatchewan named the Channel after John Anthony and the Lake after Peter John. The Leboldus islands in the lake are named after Martin Benedict.

Commemorated on Page 180 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GRANDCOURT WAR CEMETERY
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

A. 6.

Location:

Grandcourt is a village 30 kilometres east of Dieppe at the crossing of the roads from Blangy-sur-Bresle to Fresnoy and Criel-sur-Mer to Fallencourt. The GRANDCOURT WAR CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-east of the village on the road to Blangy.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Regina Leboldus– 1955 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother

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    Photo of Regina Leboldus – 1955 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother
  • Photo of PETER JOHN LEBOLDUS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of PETER JOHN LEBOLDUS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post November 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post November 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post February 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Peter John Leboldus– His mother, Mrs Leboldus of Vibank Saskatchewan, was the national Silver Cross mother for 1955. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Peter John Leboldus – His mother, Mrs Leboldus of Vibank Saskatchewan, was the national Silver Cross mother for 1955. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Peter John LeBoldus– Photo extracted from graduation photograph of !st Observer Course August 16th, 1940. He and 21 other classmates out of a class of 39 were dead by 21 September 1944.

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    Photo of Peter John LeBoldus
    Photo of Peter John LeBoldus – Photo extracted from graduation photograph of !st Observer Course August 16th, 1940. He and 21 other classmates out of a class of 39 were dead by 21 September 1944.

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