Leslie Whitbread

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

164366

Unit at enlistment:

84th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Commemorated at:

St. James Anglican Church (Paris), Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Leicestershire

Birth city:

Leicester

Address at enlistment:

Paris, Ontario

Next of kin address:

2 King Street, Paris, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Cutter

Employer:

Penmans No. 2 Mill

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

Accident/Illness

BX September 28, 1916

Pte. L. Whitbread Sprained His Knee – Paris Soldier Fell into a Trench and is now in Hospital

PARIS, September 27. – Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whitbread received a letter yesterday from their son, Private Leslie Whitbread, stating that he was in the 13th General Hospital in France suffering from a sprained knee, the result of falling into a trench, but that he soon expects to be around again. Private Whitbread went overseas with the 84th Battalion, but on arrival in the old country was transferred to the 75th Battalion.