Robert Allen Leonard

Rank: 
Gunner
Regimental number: 
322920
Unit at enlistment: 
12th Brigade C.F.A., 54th Battery
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
October 18th, 1917
Cemetery: 
Menin Gate Memorial - Ypres, Belgium - Panel 10
Commemorated at: 
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bank of Nova Scotia Honour Roll
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Carleton
Birth city: 
Ottawa, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
17 Huron Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
17 Huron Street, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Banker
Employer: 
Bank of Nova Scotia
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
18

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Previously reported Missing now Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Positions South West of Passchendaele.

BX October 30, 1917

A telegram received yesterday by Mr. H. Leonard, 19 Huron Street, brought the sad news that his son, Gunner Robert Allan Leonard, of the artillery, had been reported missing. Gunner Leonard was a teller in the Bank of Nova Scotia prior to going overseas with a battery.