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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Leo John Sweeney

In memory of:

Lieutenant Leo John Sweeney

April 30, 1918

Military Service


Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Honours and Awards:

Military Cross

Additional Information


Brother of Kathleen M. Sweeney, of 349, Railway St., Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 509 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

V. A. 85.

Location:

LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY is on the southern outskirts of St Omer and is about 45 kilometres south-east of Calais. When approaching the cemetery from St. Omer centre follow in the direction of Abbeville on the D 928. As you leave the town towards Longuenesse drive up the hill for about 600 metres and the cemetery is on your left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of August 9, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y210uvic/mode/1up?view=theater. Lieutenant Sweeney was killed while flying with the R.F.C. His regimental number while serving with the C.E.F. was 911895.

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