Service militaire
Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Galerie numérique de Matelot de 2e classe Leonard Watson
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Newspaper Clipping
Able Seaman LEONARD WATSON was one of 15 sailors who died when a sudden night gale drove the destroyer HMCS Skeena ashore on Videy Island, two miles off Reykjavik Iceland, in the late evening/early morning of October 24-25, 1944. This list contains 14 names. The name of Leading Seaman JOSEPH FREDERIC ANDRE BLAIS is missing from this list, which was published in the Globe and Mail, November 18, 1944. -
HMCS Skeena
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Newspaper Clipping
Details of the loss of HMCS Skeena on October 25, 1944 were only made public in May 1945. Newspaper Clipping from the Globe and Mail May 17, 1945 -
Newspaper Clipping
Details of the loss of HMCS Skeena on October 25, 1944 were only made public in May 1945. Newspaper Clipping from the Hamilton Spectator, May 16, 1945. Part 1 -
Newspaper Clipping
Details of the loss of HMCS Skeena on October 25, 1944 were only made public in May 1945. Newspaper Clipping from the Hamilton Spectator, May 16, 1945. Part 2 -
Memorial
This memorial is located in Iceland. -
Memorial
This propellor that was salvaged from HMCS Skeena and it is dedicated in memory to fifteen Canadians who died while serving on the ship. -
Cemetery
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Grave Marker
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Photo of Leonard Watson
In memory of the Fathers, Husbands and Sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. From their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library.<P> Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Grave marker
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Grave marker
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE REYKJAVIK (FOSSVOGUR) Islande
Reykjavik est situé dans la partie sud-ouest de l'île et le CIMETIÈRE DE REYKJAVIK (FOSSVOGUR) s'étend au sud de la ville sur la route de Hafnarfjordur.
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