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Sep 15, 1895
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Born at Maxville Ontario
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May 1, 1916
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Attested into the 154th Battalion
at Cornwall Ontario
Ø Number 634116 (initially given number 634119, but this was changed the
following month)
Ø Next of kin given as Peter T Munroe (father) of Maxville Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Student
Ø Previous military experience given as Cadets at Toronto Collegiate
Institute
Ø Religion given as Congregationalist
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
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Jun 5, 1916
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Proceeded on course at School of Infantry
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Jul 15, 1916
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Returned from School of Infantry
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Sep 27, 1916
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Promoted to Provisional Lance Sergeant
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Oct 3, 1916
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Will made out leaving estate to Mr Peter
Thomas Munroe (father) of Maxville Ontario
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Oct 25, 1916
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Appointed to rank of Acting Sergeant
Embarked the SS Mauretania at Halifax Nova
Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Jan 31, 1917
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TOS (Taken On Strength) 6th Reserve
Battalion
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Mar 3, 1917
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Admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital at
Shorncliffe with Parotiditis (Mumps)
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Mar 21, 1917
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Discharged to duty
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May 2, 1917
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Reverts to rank of Pte at own request
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May 3, 1917
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Posted to 21st Battalion and
embarked for France
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May 4, 1917
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Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) and TOS
21st Battalion
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May 31, 1917
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Jun 23, 1917
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Appointed to rank of Acting Lance Cpl without
pay
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Aug 17, 1917
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Proceeded on Course
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Sep 26, 1917
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Rejoined Battalion from Course
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Oct 9, 1917
The following is not from L/Cpl
Munroe’s file, but from the file of Pte JA Young.
L/Cpl Munroe
accidentally shot and killed Pte John A Young 142029 while in a dugout in the support
trenches. The following is his testimony
given at the Court of Enquiry held at 21st Battalion Headquarters:
The enquiry recommended that L/Cpl Munroe
be put before a Field General Court Martial for neglect causing the death of Pte Young.
As seen by the next entry, that Court
Martial never took place
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Nov 3, 1917
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Killed in Action
Passchendaele New British
Cemetery
Belgium
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Jun 7, 1921
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Scroll sent to father at Maxville Ontario
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Aug 25, 1921
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British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to
Peter Munroe (father) at Maxville Ontario
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Apr 15, 1922
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Plaque sent to father at Maxville Ontario
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below is the
name of Leonard Munroe being broadcast to the schools.
Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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