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Leo Thomas Chafe

In memory of:

Gunner Leo Thomas Chafe

June 28, 1941

Military Service


Service Number:

971077

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Artillery

Division:

59 (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment

Additional Information


Son of William George and Anna Mary Chafe, of Taylors Bay, Lamaline, Newfoundland. Also commemorated of page 26 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 150 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BENENDEN (ST. GEORGE) CHURCHYARD
Kent, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Row 11. Grave 25.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– I am a Canadian Army veteran. While residing in Northiam, East Sussex, my wife and I were visiting St George's, Benemden, Kent, when I noticed Gunner Leo Chafe's gravestone, so far from his home on Newfoundland. Lest we forget.

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