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Leo George Burt |
| Leo George Burt was born at Port Hope 15 June 1897. He was an eighteen-year-old student of Port Hope High School when he enlisted with the 93rd Battalion at Peterborough in October 1915. While at school, he was a member of St. John's Athletic Club, every member of which offered his services to the army, and all who were medically fit went overseas. Leo went in July 1916 and took part in the battles of St. Eloi, Bully, Grany, Somme and Vimy Ridge where he was wounded in April 1917. He was invalided home in March 1918 and died at Queen's Military Hospital at Kingston on 30 July 1918. He was buried at St. John's Cemetery, Port Hope.
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Photo and text reproduced with permission Taken from the "Book of Remembrance (A record of the men of Port Hope who participated in the Great War of 1914-1918)" by James A. Elliott, Chairman of Committee, Port Hope, Jan. 1st, 1919.
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Port Hope ON
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| During the Remembrance Day ceremonies in 2008,
Veteran's Affairs Canada conducted a vigil each night for the week leading up to November
11. This vigil consisted of projecting the names of every Canadian soldier who is
listed with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on various buildings and monuments
across Canada, and in London England. The photo below shows Leo Burt's name being
projected on the outside wall of Canada House in London England.
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