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Private Leon E. Carter

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Private Leon E. Carter Veteran

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
26 Jun 1916 (aged 31)
Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Burial
Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
IV. A. 9.
Memorial ID
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Service No: 418619
Age: 31
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry, 42nd Bn.

(Served as CAMPBELL), Son of Thomas B. and Jemima S. Carter.

Leon E. Carter was born May 14, 1885, in Illinois (USA), the son of Thomas B. and Jemima [Seeley] Carter. Leon had a twin sister Lena.

Several newspaper articles in July 1916, in Wisconsin, reported that Leon E. Carter, a Beloit soldier, had died recently on the French battlefield near Belgium while serving under British colors in a regiment of Scotch Highlanders. Other news articles mentioned that military authorities of Canada had advised relatives in Beloit, Wisconsin, of the death on the battlefield.
Service No: 418619
Age: 31
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry, 42nd Bn.

(Served as CAMPBELL), Son of Thomas B. and Jemima S. Carter.

Leon E. Carter was born May 14, 1885, in Illinois (USA), the son of Thomas B. and Jemima [Seeley] Carter. Leon had a twin sister Lena.

Several newspaper articles in July 1916, in Wisconsin, reported that Leon E. Carter, a Beloit soldier, had died recently on the French battlefield near Belgium while serving under British colors in a regiment of Scotch Highlanders. Other news articles mentioned that military authorities of Canada had advised relatives in Beloit, Wisconsin, of the death on the battlefield.


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