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Leon Forgue

In memory of:

Private Leon Forgue

November 1, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

1263674

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

46th Bn.

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 409 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:

B.1. 9.

Location:

Aulnoy is a village and commune in the Department of the Nord, 3.5 kilometres south of Valenciennes.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Photo of Léon Forgue
  • Letter– First page of his last letter to his family. I have all his correspondence.

I discovered the story of his last fight thanks to the one told in Honour of Hugh Caims.

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/gal/vcg-gcv/bio/cairns-h-eng.asp
  • Medals
  • Group Photo– Photo I believe from your archives. This is his battalion but unfortunately when the photo was taken he was deceased.
  • Family Photo– His family. He is the first one at the top right.
  • Gravemarker
  • Aulnoy Communal Cemetery

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