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Leon Sydney Lumsdaine

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Leon Sydney Lumsdaine

March 29, 1966
East of Ste-Luce-de-Doncaster, Quebec

Military Service


Service Number:

236868

Age:

43

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Central Experimental and Proving Establishment, RCAF

Citation(s):

Distingushed Flying Cross, London Gazette No. 36589 dated 30 June 1944. Canadian Forces Decoration, 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal

Additional Information


Born:

January 31, 1923
Shanghai, China

Enlistment:

July 1, 1941
Shjanghai, China

Son of Arthur Lumsdaine of Sydney, Australia and Gladys (nee Ghys) Gande of Mill Valley, California, United States of America. Husband of Audrey (nee Pack) Lumsdaine and father of Diana, Bruce and Delia. Brother of Virginia McCutcheon of Hamburg, Germany.

Commemorated on Page 148 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

HUDSON HEIGHTS (ST. JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCH) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot C16

Digital Collection

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